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Beware of Phishing Scams
October 22, 2007 on 12:36 pm | In Main |What is Phishing?
By: AARON PRATHER, Thu Oct 11th, 2007
Phishing is a one of the fastest-growing cybercrimes and costs consumers millions of dollars each year. Pronounced “fishing”, is named from spammers using fraudulent email messages to “fish” for information in an attempt to get their recipients to divulging personal data like credit card numbers, bank account numbers, social security numbers, and passwords.
Protect your Indentity from Phishing Attacks
By: Charly Leetham, Mon Sep 3rd, 2007
I’m sure you’ve all heard of Identity Theft and, more recently, Phishing but do you really understand what they are and how they can affect you? Maybe this will help.
Let’s start with the basics.
- Personal Information
- Forget your Password or UserId?
- How do these people get this information?
- Can you identify a “Phishing” attempt and how can you protect yourself?
- Email Phishing
- Phone Phishing
Reeling in Account Numbers - Phishing in Banks and Finance
By: Nathan Kully, Mon Jun 25th, 2007
Many assets within your personal financial life have become digital over the past 5 years such as stock portfolios, mortgages, and bank accounts. Your ability to view, change, and pay bills via your online bank account from the comforts of your home has made life more convenient for consumers.
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Phishing - How to Avoid Getting Caught
By: Steve Dolan, Tue Mar 6th, 2007
What is Phishing?
With so many of us online nowadays, it’s inevitable that criminals familiar with computer technology have found ways to take advantage of it to make money. The Internet is almost impossible to police, as it crosses so many international borders, and criminals can operate basically from anywhere there’s power and an internet connection. Phishing is just one of many schemes thought up by criminal minds to part us from our money.
Comment by Steve Dolan — October 22, 2007 #
Phishing For Your Identity
By: Gaetane Ross, Thu Feb 15th, 2007
Who hasn’t received an email directing them to visit a familiar website where they are being asked to update their personal information? The website needs you to verify or update your passwords, credit card numbers, social security number, or even your bank account number. You recognize the business name as one that you’ve conducted business with in the past. So, you click on the convenient take me there link and proceed to provide all the information they have requested.
Comment by Gaetane Ross — October 22, 2007 #