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Sunday, July 30, 2006

Identity Theft Prevention - Electronic phishing


Electronic phishing
Texarkana Gazette, TX - Jul 11, 2006... It directs them to a website that mimics the IRS site and requests financial information. This scam is called phishing. Beebe�s ...

'Vishing' Scam Comes By Phone
Bru Direct, Brunei Darussalam - Jul 28, 2006... This new scam is called is called "vishing" - short for `Voice Phishing". In phishing scams, identity thieves send email that typically ...

PayPal and eBay biggest targets of email phishing
TechWhack, India - Jul 28, 2006Security company Sophos has said in a statement that eBay and PayPal happens to be the biggest targets of email spammers and phishing networks. ...

Majority of phishing attacks aimed at eBay and PayPal
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Jul 27, 2006Researchers at Sophos found that 54.3 per cent of phishing emails caught by its network of spam traps during the year were targeting PayPal users, while 20.9 ...

VoIP Phishing Scams � Don't Get Hooked!
VoIP News, CA - Jul 11, 2006First off, what exactly is phishing? The ... For more on phishing, see the VoIP News wiki and also the VoIP News VoIP Security FAQ. Phishing ...