Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Sun Mar 11, 2012

Skype Subscribers Targeted with One Fresh Phishing Scam SPAMfighter News That report states that during February 2012, there was a 0.01% rise in worldwide phishing incidences, making the worldwide mean of phishing as 1 spoofed e-mail in 358.1 messages. Hence, for lessening the possibilities of such scam messages victimizing ...

Action Line: Guard financial data closely this taxing time of year San Jose Mercury News "Many threats, such as takeover scams, information phishing scams, tax preparer scams reappear each year, but that doesn't mean we've got a handle on it. Criminals become increasingly clever and, each year, improve upon this calculated fraud.

Seniors learn to say 'no' to scams Mount Vernon News •Phishing on email is similar to spoofing, and one should be careful before providing any sensitive data through email. •The number of companies offering to buy gold and silver is on the rise, both at temporary brick- and-mortar sites and through the ...

Advice to protect yourself from scams year-round Kansas.com Remember to change your passwords occasionally and to be highly suspicious of any unsolicited e-mails that may be phishing attempts. Look carefully at the web address of those e-mails and watch for grammatical errors. Those should raise red flags. Facebook phishing scam: hey, do you remember this photo? ZDNet (blog) By Emil Protalinski | March 6, 2012, 9:29pm PST Summary: A new scam on Facebook is trying to steal your account credentials. Never re-enter your e-mail address and password without first checking that you are indeed on facebook.com. SCAM ALERT: Upper Merion Township Police Department warning on Income Tax ... Main Line The Upper Merion Township Police Department has received information that law enforcement agencies have been reporting an increase in attempted e-mail phishing attacks with respect to income tax filing deadlines. The objective of these types of attacks ... Tax Scams, Consumer Protection Week Kansas City infoZine Jefferson City, MO - infoZine - As part of National Consumer Protection Week March 5-9, Attorney General Chris Koster warns all consumers to be leery of tax scams, including schemes involving return preparer fraud, phishing and hiding income offshore. Vishing, phishing and skimming – Fraud Awareness Month Halifax News Net Vishing, phishing and skimming are forms of fraud that criminals use to steal personal information and/or cash from unsuspecting victims. Knowing about these scams will help you protect yourself. Vishinginvolves a caller trying to elicit financial ... BBB warns of another phishing scheme WPXI Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH -- The Better Business Bureau sent out a warning that another round of phishing emails is flooding inboxes across the nation. Target 11 Consumer Investigator Robin Taylor tells us the emails look like they're coming from a trusted source. Credit card fraud falls to a 10-year low Telegraph.co.uk Meanwhile, online banking fraud losses fell by 24pc to £35.4 million in 2011, despite a surge in phishing attacks which rose by 80pc year on year to reach around 111000 in 2011. But telephone banking losses increased by around a third and cheque fraud ... Fraud losses continue downward trend MyIntroducer.com This decrease has occurred despite a continuing rise in phishing attacks and attacks involving malware. Phishing attacks are up 80 % from 2010. Telephone banking fraud losses rose from £12.7m in 2010 to £16.7m in 2011 (an increase of 32%).

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