Identity Theft News - Phishing Scams - Sat Dec 10

Arrests over £1m student loan phishing scam The Guardian Six people have been arrested over a £1m online phishing scam in which money was stolen from the hacked bank accounts of hundreds of students. Scotland Yard said a criminal network targeted students on government loan schemes, conning them into ...

How hitting 'reply' to a spammer can cost you Toronto Star (blog) Phishing scams tend to pop up even more around the holidays and often look like authentic messages from your bank, credit card company or favourite online retailer. They are complete with familiar logos and wording, but are really a malicious attempt ...

Phishing gang stole £1 million from students, police say ComputerworldUK Police have not revealed how many students fell for the phishing attack but the numbers must have been at least many hundreds to have resulted in fraud sums of £1 million plus mentioned by police. "A great deal of personal information was compromised ...

Better Business Bureau scammed Enterprise-Record The BBB is working with law enforcement to identify and shut down the source of the emails. If recipients of the messages want to aid in the investigation, they can forward fraudulent emails to phishing@council.bbb.org.

Beware of holiday scams CNN (blog) E-mail scams: These start with an e-mail that invites you to do something or looks like a directive from your bank. They also could tout fake lotteries or other fake contests, and fake charities.Phishing scams: In these scams, e-mails that appear to ...

IRS: Don't Get Scammed This Holiday Season KMOX.com “These are common phishing scams.” The IRS says many scam e-mails mention refunds, ask about a tax return, or threaten an audit if the recipient does not respond. Devine says those receiving such e-mails should not open any attachments or click on any ...

Warning: Tips for secure mobile holiday shopping ARNnet Follow these tips to shop safely and securely and not have your holidays ruined by malware or phishing scams. I'm dating myself, but I remember when holiday shopping involved pouring through ads in the Sunday paper, placing actual phone calls from ...

Scams on the rise over holiday season Wink News Turns out this is a scam. If she had cashed the check, she would have been out, thousands of dollars. The Lee County Sheriffs Office says scams wont just hit your mailbox, they'll also hit your e-mail inbox. Phishing scams are on the rise this holiday ...

UK ISP Provides Free Parental Controls Communications Technology Virgin Media released a new update of its Virgin Media Security software suite, to include parental controls in addition to its existing protections against viruses, spyware and 'phishing' scams. Virgin Media is the first UK ISP to provide security ...

IRS: Be aware of e-mail scammers Kirksville Daily Express and Daily News Any such e-mails are common phishing scams, looking to obtain personal and financial information. Many of the scam e-mails may mention a tax refund, ask about filed returns or threaten an audit if a response is not received. ...

FBI — FBI Warning Involves Complicated Phishing Scam filed under: Press Release, Public/Community Outreach. The Charlotte Division of the FBI has learned a new phishing scam has reached the Charlotte area. ...

Internet Phishing Scams – Don't Fall Prey » Allen Technology ... Phishing scams remain one of the most profitable crimes for online cyber criminals. News reports of sensitive data from large corporations like Sony being

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