Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Fri Mar 9, 2012

Area Police Departments Warn of Fake IRS E-Mail 'Phishing' Scams CBS Local (CBS) — With the income tax filing deadline about five weeks away, suburban police departments are warning residents about an increase in attempted e-mail “phishing”attacks tied to the tax filing deadlines. Police say you may start to see e-mails in ...

Texting scam phishing for credit card numbers OurWindsor.ca Another phone scam is making the rounds in the region and the Windsor Police Service is warning everyone to be careful. The WPS Financial Crimes Unit has received complaints from cell phone users that a text message from a number of complaints from ...

Phishers exploit Facebook Timeline hate Help Net Security Many Facebook users have still not reconciled themselves to the fact that the Timeline profile is here to stay, and this makes them prefect targets for scammers. "The phishing site embedded the Facebook Timeline promotion video from YouTube, ...

Better Business Bureau Releases Top Scams for 2011 with Infographic Z6Mag The next scam is the top phishing scam according to the Better Business Bureau and starts with an email from ACH (Automated Clearing House) about an electronic transaction problem. The target of this scam is anyone who uses electronic banking or online ...

5 ways to protect your computer from new fraud threats Citywire.co.uk Lesson: beware of phishing emails claiming to be from your bank. Remember, your bank will never ask you to hand over personal details by clicking on a link and visiting a website. This is a new and very sophisticated type of fraud.

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