Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Thu Mar 15, 2012

Met Arrests 14 Over £14m Phishing Scam TechWeekEurope UK “Today's activity is a direct response to a sophisticated million pound phishing attack, combined with brazen money laundering, which involves a large number of suspects,” said the PCeU's Detective Inspector Stewart Garrick. “This is an example of how ...

How to spot a phishing scam MSN Money UK There are some easy ways to catch a phishing email when it lands in your inbox. If you receive a suspicious-looking email, there are several ways you can ascertain if it's genuine or a phishing email. The first and most obvious is: if you don't have an ...

IRS warns taxpayers about latest phishing scams Infosecurity Magazine As tax season approaches, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning taxpayers about phishing scams designed to trick them into revealing sensitive personal information. The last warning involves a phishing scam in which a bogus email informs ...

In new attack on mobile handsets, fraudsters target one-time-passwords Computerworld The second type of attack, which Kedem said appears to be focused more in Europe, starts with a Man in the Browser (MitB) or phishing attack to obtain the victim's bank account details, including credentials, name, phone number, etc.

Is Anti-Spam Becoming Worse Than The Problem? RedOrbit Coupled with phishing scams, links to spoofed websites and other attempts to deceive, spam is very dangerous. But are the counter-measures actually helping, or are they becoming worse than the problem? There are essentially several methods for stopping ...

In the News -- Tax Scams Strike in Tax Season Better Business Bureau “This is the season for people to file their taxes and the scammers know that and they take advantage,” said Jeannette Kopko, spokesperson for BBB serving Dallas and Northeast Texas. In one scam, phishing emails look like they're from IRS itself.

Pinterest Scams: Free Starbucks, Red Velvet Cake Photos, and More PC Magazine The Pinterest scams draw your attention with freebie offers or enticing photos. Clicking on them automatically redirects you to a phishing site where you enter personal details into legit-looking surveys. Of course, you'll never receive the promised ...

Avoid getting hooked by smish The News-Press The text message was a “smishing” scam. It's a term for a relatively new scam, but one similar to a fraud regular readers of this column might be familiar with called “phishing.” Phishing is when crooks and identity thieves send you an email that looks ...

'Phishing' season open all year round in Northumberland Northumberland News 'Phishing' season runs all year long for some of its practitioners. They're looking to land a big one, but it's measured in stolen bank information and fraudulent merchandise purchases. March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada and law enforcement ...

Scams target travel bargain-hunters Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) Attorney General Linda Kelly today cautioned consumers, both travelers and property owners, to be on the lookout for scams that are linked to summer vacation rentals and vacations. "Internet sites, like Craigslist, or other online classified ads, ...

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