Archive for the ‘Phishing Scams’ Category

Sophisticated Phishing Scams

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

One of the most primitive methods identity thieves use to get personal information is to trick their victims into just giving it to them. Most phishing scams are fairly transparent, and can easily be seen through by discerning targets. For example, an African prince once offered me 15 million dollars ...

Internet criminals use “gaping security hole” to easily commit identity theft and fraud

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Government investigators, academic researchers and heads of large corporations are gathering this week to learn more about a fundamental flaw in the internet. The glitch allows identity thieves and hackers to remain invisible while redirecting internet users to “evil twin” sites.

Global Crime Ring

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Earlier this month 38 individuals were charged with stealing credit card info, SSN, and other personal identifiable information from internet users. The Romanian based phishing ring sent out fraudulent emails. The emails appeared to be from legitimate banks directing people to fake websites that then requested ...