Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Tue May 29, 2012

Tax credits 'phishing' scam warning
Midweek Herald
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging tax credit recipients not to be reeled in by a 'phishing'scam. In the run-up to the tax credits renewal deadline on July 31 HMRC often sees an increase in fake or 'phishing' emails. The phishing emails often ...


Canada world's No. 2 phishing hole
Victoria Times Colonist
2 country for phishing scams, according to a survey by the San Diego-based web security firm Websense Inc. Phishing scams are generally sent out to mass recipients in the form of email, often telling a user his or her account has been compromised, ...

Phishing, other malicious websites soar in Canada Globe and Mail Mr. Walji pointed to several examples of phishing attacks his team has come across in recent weeks, such as the fake TD site. In another case, an e-mail made to look as though it came from Canada Post informed the recipient a package was waiting for .. Barracuda Labs Warns of OpenID Phishing Attacks eSecurity Planet By Jeff Goldman | May 07, 2012 Barracuda Labs security researchers are warning of a new phishing attack that redirects users to Web pages mimicking OpenID portal pages. "The emails that kick off the scam appear to come from real estate companies such ... BBB Alerts Internauts about Fresh Phishing E-mails Masquerading as PayPal SPAMfighter News USA's Better Business Bureau is cautioning users of PayPal about one advanced phishing scam that cyber-criminals have launched to target the website's visitors, published Khon2.com dated April 30, 2012. An e-commerce company for worldwide usage, ... Another falls victim to phishing Times of India PANAJI: One more person was duped of 7 lakh in an email and lottery scam on Tuesday. Peter Vaz, resident of Joffre Residency, Panaji, has complained that from March 29 to April 12, 2012, he receivedemails from 'colaclaim2012@zh8844.com' stating that ... Scam artists target Verizon customers SouthCoastToday.com The fake emails are actually part of a phishing scam, the Better Business Bureau warns. Phishing scams are designed to trick recipients into divulging personal information that crooks can use to steal identities. Scam artists will send emails ... Victims warn against debit card phishing scam The Daily Citizen Ogle is one of several local residents claiming to be victimized in a scam in which they were led to believe the sender was Georgia United Credit Union. “There were 30 other people here (at the credit union in Dalton) this morning that the same thing ...

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