Saturday, March 10, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Sat Mar 10, 2012


BBB Consumer Protection Week
KAALtv.com
3) PhishingPhishing is when scammers, masquerading as a trustworthy entity (such as a bank or credit card company), send businesses and consumers official-looking emails in an effort to get them to reveal passwords, account numbers or sensitive ...

Schemes & Rip Offs: "Scam Hall of Shame"
Valley News Live
Anytime you receive a check upfront or are asked to wire funds back to the sender, you're dealing with scammers. 9) PhishingPhishing is when scammers, masquerading as a trustworthy entity (such as a bank or credit card company), send businesses and ...
Crims fall back on old-school cons to avoid anti-fraud tech
Register
Total losses on credit and debit card scams fell seven per cent to £341m in 2011 - the lowest since the turn of the millennium - and online banking fraud was down 24 per cent to £35.4m despite an 80 per cent rise in phishing attacks.
Watch out for top three scams this tax season
Idaho Press-Tribune
IRS officials warn taxpayers about 12 scams in particular, dubbed the “Dirty Dozen.” The top three this year to watch out for, Connelly said, is identity theft, phishing and return prepare errors. “People are very creative on how they steal identities ...
Avoid These Tax Scams
JD Supra (press release)
Many of these scams are widespread and common in matters beyond tax, such as identity theft and information phishing. However, some are peculiar to the tax field and are very common during this time of year as everyone scrambles to file their taxes ...
Be wary of mass-market scams
Canada.com
"Financial fraud, elder abuse, phishing scams, unscrupulous door-to-door sales and lottery scams continue to be a problem in our region. "Learning to recognize and report fraud when we see it is the only way our community will ever be able to stop it ...
IRS warns taxpayers about email scams
Belleville News Democrat
Forward the scam email to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov. To verify a communication from the IRS is legitimate, call the Individual Tax Assistance line at 800-829-1040. In addition, scammers are targeting senior citizens and low-income residents in ...


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