Vishing – Be wary of voice phishers

February 24, 2009 0 comments

I suppose you already know what Phishing is. But have you heard of vishing? Vishing is Voice Phishing. You receive an e-mail or get a prerecorded voice message (supposedly from your bank, or PayPal, or some other financial institution) informing you that a large transaction—one you never performed—has been held up. The message includes a [...]

Beware of phishing emails

June 11, 2008 0 comments

Never click a link from an e-mail message to log in to your bank or to any other financial institution. Type the secure sites address into your browser, bookmark it, and use that link to access your accounts. Otherwise, you risk having your identity stolen by phishers.

Another Phishing mail pretending to be from PayPal

December 13, 2007 0 comments

The following is the text of an another spoof email I got a couple of days ago. Dear PayPal Customer, We are contacting you to remind you that on December 6, 2007 our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with PayPal’s User Agreement and Privacy Policy, and to ensure [...]

Pharming – Redirecting website traffic to bogus sites

June 22, 2007 0 comments

Most of you would have heard about Phishing. But have you heard about Pharming? Pharming is just another example of how hackers try to manipulate computer users via the Internet. Basically, pharming is the act of redirecting a website’s traffic to another, bogus Web site, without them ever knowing it happened. When you want to [...]

How to spot a ‘phishing’ email

May 2, 2007 0 comments

Phishing is a scam where criminals send emails to thousands of people. These emails pretend to come from banks, credit card companies, online shops and auction sites as well as other trusted organisations. They usually contain a compelling but bogus reason to go to the site, for example the mail may ask you to update [...]

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