Internet Scams
Credit Card Fraud Causes Angst for Romanian Gamers      
Phishing, password-stealing Trojans, and data security breaches are just three of the items contributing to high levels of ecommerce credit card fraud. According to CyberSource, the combined impact of ecommerce credit card fraud was estimated to be $3.6 billion in 2007.
 
Fraudulent Link Scams      
Scams, in general, are the new malware delivery method. Social engineering is the norm. Falsifying a link is the hallmark of phishing scams, seeded downloader Trojans, and other web-based malware. To understand how trivially easy it is for a malicious person to falsify a link, see: "Ferreting out a Fake".
 
Top Online Email and Internet Scams      
The Internet makes it easier to accomplish many things - banking, research, travel, and shopping are all at our virtual fingertips. And just as the Internet makes it easier for legitmate pursuits, it also makes it easier for scammers, con artists, and other online miscreants to carry out their virtual crimes - impacting our real life finances, security, and peace of mind. These Internet scams are constantly evolving - here are the most common today.
 
eBay Phishes: a Red-Herring for eBay Hijackings?      
By now, we're all used to seeing those fake emails that claim your eBay account was hijacked, or claim listings for items you know aren't really on your account. The goal of these email, called phishes, is to get you to follow the link provided in the email and enter your login credentials on a spoofed eBay look-alike site, after which the credentials are logged for later use by the attackers. But these prolific phish may be a red-herring, diverting attention from the very real problem of legitimate, non-phished eBay hijackings. Even worse, these hijackings may be a result of security vulnerabilities in eBay and PayPal's own websites.
 
Killer Spam : Hitman Email Threatens Recipients      
Imagine opening your email inbox and reading a message from an alleged assassin - claiming you're the target. It sounds like something out of a horror movie, but it's been happening in real life to hundreds of people. The gist of the email - pay the hitman thousands of dollars, or die. The FBI reports receiving 115 separate complaints since the hitman spam was first spotted in early December 2006.
 
Hitman Email Threatens to Kill Recipients      
A scam/hoax first reported in December 2006. The 'hitman' email attempts to frighten victims into paying large sums of money to the email sender, who poses as an assassin. A copy of one such email follows. For more details on the scam, see "Killer Spam : Hitman Email Threatens Recipients".
 
Lottery Scam Meets AOL/Microsoft Hoax      
What do you get when you cross the old-time AOL/Microsoft email tracking hoax with a modern day email lottery scam?
 
How to Report a Phishing Scam      
Phishing is a scam in which the attacker sends an email purporting to be from a valid financial or ecommerce provider. The email tries to trick recipients into clicking a link which leads to a spoofed website that only looks like the real bank or ecommerce site. If the recipient enters their login details on the fake website, their credentials will be sent to the attackers. Using this method, attackers are often able to gain not only the login username and password, but quite often the victim also divulges their credit card and other sensitive financial and personal information.
 
Learn to detect phishing scams      
Reputable firms such as eBay and PayPal have been besieged by email scammers attempting to pilfer valuable credit card details from unsuspecting customers. These emails often are quite well-done and look very authentic. However, a seasoned eye can quickly ferret out the truth. Those less savvy may want to follow a simple bit of advice: never follow a link in email unless you absolutely trust the sender. If you'd like to move from unsavvy to seasoned, here's how to ferret out malformed link scams.
 
How to Stop Phishing Scams      
Supply and demand: This basic tenet of commerce is equally applicable to criminal activities. It goes hand in hand with the old adage "where there's a will, there's a way". In the case of phishing email, as long as people fall for the tricks, the tricks will keep on coming. And there's definitely a will to keep the gravy train flowing. Having the keys to your online kingdom gives the phisher the means to access your account(s), view your profile and glean other information that can be used for everything from credit card fraud to outright identity theft.
 
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