Phishing

Social Scams And Fraud: The Latest Threat

Fraud-induced social isolation is a serious social problem that has gained prominence in the 21st century. Fraudsters use various communication platforms to target their victims, who are mostly unaware of the tricks being played on them. The increasing number of social media users makes it easy for frauds to spread their schemes and gain access to personal information. Fraud is everywhere and you need to be aware of the dangers so you can avoid becoming a victim. A scammer will contact you on social media and try to convince you that he or her is a victim too. He or ... Read more

Cyber Crime – A Threat to Every Internet User

According to the Federal trade Commission (FTC), there are around 10 million reported cases of identity theft each year in the United States. A recent report by Eugene Kaspersky, founder and head analyst of Kaspersky Labs (a leading internet security company), indicates that the level of criminal activity on the internet has doubled in the past year, and there is reason to believe this trend will continue to grow exponentially in the future. Cyber crime has become a serious problem for everyone who uses the internet. The biggest threats to all internet users are malicious software programs known as crimeware ... Read more

Importance Of The Information Security For Protected To Be Defrauded

Information Security What is Information security? Security means surety of not breaching personal information. It is also known as safeguard or the bail. Information security means we are protecting our self or our personal data from the unauthorized access, data modification, data disclosure or the data breaching. Information security is an essential part of the IT field or IT business. Why information security is needed? Information (data, file or any kind of handy document) is the life of any business organization in this today’s digital world, where labor work converted into technical world and documents are converted into Data or ... Read more

Phishing, Fraudulent, and Malicious Websites

Whether we like it or not, we are all living in the Information Age. We have nothing left but adapt to rapidly developing information technology, no matter who we are and what we do for living. The Internet, in particular, means for us boundless opportunities in life and business – but also lots of dangers unheard of just a decade ago. We should be aware of these dangers if we want to use the huge potential of the Internet and to avoid the hazards it brings us. Warning: There are Websites You’d Better Not Visit Phishing websites Thanks to authors ... Read more

Email Scam: ANTI SCAM VICTIM REIMBURSEMENT

This is an email received about “ ANTI SCAM VICTIM REIMBURSEMENT  ” is a phishing scam and why not try to contact these people or log onto these sites and enter your data because you risk being stolen. from: ANTI SCAM VICTIM REIMBURSEMENT <queenie@trikeen.net> reply-to: garubagambo56@yahoo.in to: date: Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 4:59 PM subject: SCAM VICTIM REIMBURSEMENT mailed-by: trikeen.net   Letter from Ghanaian Government Reimbursement: Ghanaian Government Reimbursement SCAM VICTIM REIMBURSEMENT We wish to bring to your notice as a delegate from the Ghanaian Government Reimbursement committee under the strict supervision of the United Nations and INTERNATIONAL MONITORY FUND to ... Read more

Email Scam: PayPal Phishing Examples

This is an email received about Paypal is a phishing scam and why not try to contact these people or log onto these sites and enter your data because you risk being stolen.   Letter 1: Dear PayPal Customer, During your regular scheduled accounts maintenance verification procedure, We have detected a slight error regarding your PayPal Account This might be due to Unauthorization access to your PayPal Account…Please verify your information by Downloading the Attachment file and open in a browser to Continue. NOTE: At PayPal, your protection is our top priority and We’re committed to keeping your PayPal accounts ... Read more

Email Scam: PayPal Intruder Detection

PayPal Intruder Detection This is an email received about Paypal is a phishing scam and why not try to contact these people or log onto these sites and enter your data because you risk being stolen.   Dear Valued Customer, Unauthorized access has been detected in your account.Unfortunately, due to this event, our security system has limited the access to your account.Account Limitations prevent you from completing certain actions with your account, such as withdrawing, sending, or receiving money.These limitations are implemented when we see unusual or suspicious activity to help protect both PayPal buyers and sellers.Please verify your account ... Read more

Email Scam: Account Notice (Paypal Phishing)

PayPal Account Notice Phishing This is an email received about Paypal is a phishing scam and why not try to contact these people or log onto these sites and enter your data because you risk being stolen.     Dear Valued Customer, Unauthorized access has been detected in your account. Unfortunately, due to this event, our security system has limited the access to your account. Account Limitations prevent you from completing certain actions with your account, such as withdrawing, sending, or receiving money. These limitations are implemented when we see unusual or suspicious activity to help protect both PayPal buyers ... Read more

Email Scam: Account Review (Paypal Phishing)

Paypal Email Account Review Phishing This is an email received about Paypal is a phishing scam and why not try to contact these people or log onto these sites and enter your data because you risk being stolen.   Dеаг Vаluеd ΜеmЬег, Wе аѕκ fοг уοuг tіmе tο сагеfullу геаd thіѕ nοtіfісаtіοn ѕеnt Ьу οuг Αссοunt Rеνіеw Τеаm. Оuг ѕесuгіtу ѕуѕtеm hаѕ Ьlοсκеd unuѕuаl сhагgеѕ tο а сгеdіt сагd lіnκеd tο уοuг ассοunt. Αn іntгuѕіοn іntο уοuг ассοunt hаѕ Ьееn dеtесtеd whісh ѕhοwѕ thаt ѕοmеοnе tгіеd tο ассеѕѕ уοuг ΡауΡаl ассοunt wіthοut уοuг ρегmіѕѕіοn. wе hаνе lіmіtеd ассеѕѕ tο уοuг ... Read more

Email Scam: Attention! Votre compte PayPal a ete limite !

PayPal Phishing This is an email received about Paypal is a phishing scam and why not try to contact these people or log onto these sites and enter your data because you risk being stolen.   paypal Nous avons restreint l’accés a votre compte paypal Bonjour, Dans le cadre de nos mésures de sécurite, Nous vérifions regulierement l’activité de l’ecran paypal. Nous avons demande des informations a vous pour la raison suivante: Veuillez procédez comme suit pour résoudre le probléme. (Dossier nPP-916-493-345) C’est le dernier rappel pour vous connecter a paypal, Une fois que vous serez connecter paypal vous fournira ... Read more

What It Is Phishing And Exemples

Whеn internet fraudsters impersonate а business tо trick уоu іntо giving оut уоur personal information, it’s called phishing. Don’t reply tо email, text, оr pop-up messages thаt аѕk fоr уоur personal оr financial information. Don’t click оn links wіthіn thеm еіthеr – еvеn іf thе message ѕееmѕ tо bе frоm аn organization уоu trust. It isn’t. Legitimate businesses don’t аѕk уоu tо send sensitive information thrоugh insecure channels. Examples оf Phishing Messages Yоu open аn email оr text, аnd ѕее а message lіkе this: “We suspect аn unauthorized transaction оn уоur account. Tо ensure thаt уоur account іѕ nоt compromised, ... Read more