Saturday, March 31, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Sat Mar 31, 2012


Phishing Scam Masquerades as IRS, Attacks Businessmen
SPAMfighter News
Meanwhile, the security company's Senior Technology Consultant Graham Cluley, while remarking about the new phishing scam, stated that it certainly wasn't unknown to have cyber-criminals sending bulk spam mails pretending to be communications from the ...
BBB ALERT: Bogus Emails Claiming to Be From BBB
WHNT
For the sixth time in recent months, phishing scams using The Better Business Bureau's name have been sent in an attempt to lead recipients to a site that carries a malicious virus. The most recent rash of bogus emails carry subject lines that read ...

(Neb.)-Chadron Police Department Warns Of "PhishingScam
KCSR
This is simply a “phishing” scam, where an automated system randomly calls numbers, and if you respond with your account information, the scammers will access your account and take your money. Be smart! When in doubt, hang up and call your bank ...
Beware of scam artists' 'Dirty Dozen' tax schemes
STLtoday.com
Phishing - Scammers can get your personal information by sending you an email or leading you to a website that asks for your personal information. If you receive an unsolicited email that claims to be from the IRS, report it to phishing@irs.gov.
New Twist On Old E-Mail Scam
WOWT
The Better Business Bureau is warning e-mail users about phishing scam, trying to capture attention by mentioning an "unauthorized transaction." That scam is nothing new. But this time, thieves are pretending to be with the BBB.
Police issue warning about credit card scam
The Toronto Observer
The Toronto police strategic partnership unit is warning the public of a credit card “phishing” scam that is active in the city. The Police Services website defines phishing as: “A technique used to trick people into providing personal, financial, ...
Police issue scam alert
Rapid City Journal
This type of activity is called a“phishing” scam, and if the recipient responds with account information, the scammers will access the account and take money, the release said. If there is any doubt about the source of a call, the department advises to ...
BBB warns of scams preying on Abilene businesses
ReporterNews.com
Abel said the scam has been heavily reported throughout the Abilene area. Other fraudulent activity involves an Internet phishing scam that has been showing up by email, Abel said. The email appears to be from the BBB and includes a link that is ...


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