Monday, June 4, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Mon Jun 4, 2012


New round of phishing scams targeting bank customers
Royal Gazette
And, the e-mail scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated. One claiming to be from HSBC this past week links to a site that looks remarkably like the real HSBC internet banking log-on page, complete with red HSBC logos and even the same “phishing ...
Arvest Bank a Target of Phishing Scam, Cautions Bank
SPAMfighter News
Kinsey stated that seemingly the scammers were distributing the e-mails randomly, thinking that a few receivers would be Arvest clients who would get trapped in the ruse. Indeed, for any recipients of the above phishing e-mail who get ensnared with it, ...
Watch out for bogus text messages
Mail Tribune
A release from the AG's office said that, similar to email "phishingscams, electronic messages may contain malware and viruses designed to infect your phone and steal personal information. Common examples include messages claiming you have "won" a ...
Victim of Calgary credit card fraud doesn't know how his identity was stolen
Calgary Herald
"I thought it was a scam at first," he said. "I thought somebody was just phishing online and then I found out that the detective tracked me down all the way in California," said Frolov, a student and an aspiring actor. He got the officer's badge ...
Jubilee phishing makes Prince William 'most dangerous royal' online
Recombu
... Celebrities' survey, McAfee's research concludes that searching for the latest Prince William pictures and stories yields a greater chance of landing on a website that has tested positive for malware, phishing attempts and other online threats.

Warning over email tax scams
Buxton Advertiser
The run-up to the tax credits renewal deadline of July 31 often sees an increase in such attacks from fake or “phishing” emails sent out by fraudsters. They often promise a rebate and, if taxpayers click on the link, they are taken to a cloned replica ...
[NR] Midland police warn of text messaging scam
Odessa American
The Midland Police Department would like to inform citizens regarding a text messaging scam. The scam is a phishing attempt which is a type of scheme that uses fraudulent web pages imitating the look of well known retailer sites to gather personal, ...


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