The Better Business Bureau have been targeted as the latest providers of a \”trusted source\” for email phishing attempts. Not that the BBB are actually doing something wrong, but have been targeted by the spammers as a face for their campaign due to their trustworthiness, and in this case, the concern that happens when you […]
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These phishing attempts are usually found by my virus scanner, but this one got through. Anz Bank We\’d like to inform you that your Secure Messages Center has 1 new message. Please login to your Online Banking and visit the Secure Message Center section in order to read the message. Log On to Online Banking.
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The anglers are at it again, phishing for your personal details. I got two emails this morning, both titled \”Royal win!\” to two different addresses. Aren\’t I lucky to win two 1st category prizes. Especially when I didn\’t enter! PDF\’s are attached that ask for personally identifiable information, such as Passport, Drivers License or other ID. Together
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Local NZ ISP Igrin is the latest to be targetted for a phishing scam. This one is quite crude as even the links look nothing like Igrin links This message is from the webmail IT service, you are to provide to us the below information to re-validate your account due to spam. What was the
TinyURL.com, bit.ly and the new su.pr from Stumbleupon are all tools you can use for shortening URL\’s, especially useful for Twitter and other micro blogging sites due to their limitation on each message. However, I had never thought of the possible implications of shortened URL\’s, primarily the ability to hide any references to bad sites
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I have just started receiving a new wave of scam emails, these look like phishing ones (where the perpetrators try to mimic a reputable website, to encourage the public to enter personal details etc ), but the twist is that they are now changing from fear related (ie for your security, or there was a
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