Thursday, April 19, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Thu Apr 19, 2012


New Variations on Old Phishing Scams Emerge
KSJB
BISMARCK – Two new variations of the old phishing scams have surfaced in North Dakota, and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem warns North Dakotans to be cautious. Recent complaints filed with the consumer protection division involve fake computer service ...
As China Waits for New iPad, Scam Artists Go Phishing
Wall Street Journal (blog)
According to the CIIRC, phishing web sites luring people to purchase new Apple products are attracting roughly 200000 hits per day. The report says the phishing attacks usually bait customers with promises of only paying once a product is received.

Second round of phishing e-mails sent to student body
The Daily Princetonian
OIT quickly identified the two emails as potential scams to steal personal information, a cyber crime known as “phishing.” According to director of OIT services Steve Sather, OIT immediately contacted SurveyMonkey to have the company remove the ...
New Scam E-mail Targets Google Users
SPAMfighter News
On a nutshell, this is not the first time that G-mail users are hit by scam campaign. In September 2010, phishing e-mails imitating Google team were on the roll, which informed a recipient of his Google information being incomplete.
Fake Verizon bill emailed by scammers
WWBT
If you get one of these fake emails, don't respond and of course don't click any links. Verizon says you can send it to them. Forward the email to phishing@verizon wireless.com. You can also contact the customer service at (800) 922-0204.


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