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Phishing Scams Add to Market Woes

Wall Street's upheaval has put consumers at greater risk for phishing scams, a type of fraud in which individuals try to acquire personal information through deception. The share of spam emails that involved phishing scams has hit a high globally, according to U.K.-based Internet security firm Marshal. Bank of America, Citibank and Wachovia, in particular, have been popular Phishing targets.

US - Trade marks - Avoid domain name scams

As the internet continues to grow as a marketing and sales tool for businesses, so too does the number of internet scams and frauds. The increasing complexity of internet scams can make it quite difficult for a trade mark owner to tell the difference between a legitimate sales solicitation that might be appropriate to consider and a blatant scam that should be avoided.

Phishing Scams Rise as Banks Fail

As the economic crisis appears to peak, more banks will fail. This has experts predicting that new phishing scams will arise targeted at the customers of those banks, and the agencies helping those customers may be actually encouraging such attacks. For example, IceSave, the British arm of an Icelandic bank, failed last week, cutting off over 200,000 customers from their deposits. The UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme is coordinating refunds for those affected.

Phishing scams could follow bank collapse

Customers trying to claim deposits from a collapsed Icelandic bank could be at a higher risk over the next few weeks of falling victim to phishing scams, according to security analysts.

Banks foil phone-kidnap scams

PHONE-KIDNAP scams are getting to be such a serious concern that banks are holding briefings to alert staff about such cases.

McAfee sees rise in stock scams, social engineering attacks

If you think there are a lot of phishing scams cramming your e-mail in-box now, just wait--fraudsters have more tricks up their sleeve.

Analyst warns of phishing scams after bank collapse

LONDON -- Customers trying to claim deposits from a collapsed Icelandic bank could be at a higher risk of falling victim to phishing scams, according to security analysts.

Analysts Warn of Phishing Scams Following Bank Collapse

Customers trying to claim deposits from a collapsed Icelandic bank could be at a higher risk over the next few weeks of falling victim to phishing scams, according to security analysts.

Analysts Warn of Phishing Scams Following Bank Collapse

Customers trying to claim deposits from a collapsed Icelandic bank could be at a higher risk over the next few weeks of falling victim to phishing scams, according to security analysts.

Analysts warn of phishing scams following bank collapse

Customers trying to claim deposits from a collapsed Icelandic bank could be at a higher risk over the next few weeks of falling victim to phishing scams, according to security analysts.

Analysts warn of phishing scams following bank collapse

Customers trying to claim deposits from a collapsed Icelandic bank could be at a higher risk over the next few weeks of falling victim to phishing scams, according to security analysts.

ID thieves using voter registration scams

Identity thieves are capitalizing on the excitement of this presidential election by running phishing scams with a voter-registration twist. They want to con people into divulging profitable data, such as Social Security numbers, bank accounts or credit card information.

Analysts warn of phishing scams following bank collapse

(InfoWorld Daily Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Customers trying to claim deposits from a collapsed Icelandic bank could be at a higher risk over the next few weeks of falling victim to phishing scams, according to security analysts.

British site focusing on online scams targeted in DDoS attack

A British Web site that warns consumers about online financial scams was taken down by a distributed denial-of-service attack on Monday.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Scams Exposed by Prominent SEO Firm

Laguna Niguel, CA (PRWEB) October 24, 2008 -- A growing number of search engine optimization firms are offering website owners' false promises such as a guaranteed #1 Google search engine ranking. Through research, Increase Visibility, a leading search engine marketing services firm, has compiled a list of common scams and unethical practices used by illegitimate SEO services providers that should serve as warning signs to website owners.

Phishing, e-mail money laundering scams on the rise

As the economy worsens and more people get laid off, online fraud and financial scams are rising, security experts say.

Phishing, e-mail money laundering scams on the rise

As the economy worsens and more people get laid off, online fraud and financial scams are rising, security experts say.

Another round of robo-call scams hit CUs

MADISON, Wis. (10/28/08)--Credit unions in four states are reporting members and nonmembers have been hit with another round of e-mails and "robo-call" scams, aimed at tricking consumers out of their personal financial information. Among the reports:

Economic turmoil sees rise in online scams

As the economy worsens and more people are laid off, online fraud and financial scams are rising, security experts say.

DTE Energy Warns Customers to Beware of Phone Scams Aimed at Identity Theft

DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) and its Detroit Edison and MichCon subsidiaries are warning customers to watch out for telephone scams that are being used to obtain personal information about the utilities' customers.

As economy falls, e-mail money laundering and phishing scams rise

As the economy worsens and more people get laid off, online fraud and financial scams are rising, security experts say.

Jeffco Credit Union Protects Customers From Phishing Scams with Phonefactor

OVERLAND PARK, KS (October 8, 2008) - Positive Networks, a leading provider of security products and services, today announced that Jeffco Credit Union (Jeffco) has selected its phone-based authentication technology, PhoneFactor, to protect its members from widespread phishing scams.

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Study Shows Phishers Dont Really Catch Much

Researchers at Microsoft have discovered that most phishing scams bring in little to no money. Their study blames this on the oversaturation factor. Just as overfishing has caused a deep decline in certain fish populations, the sheer number of phishing scammers seeking maximum returns has resulted in “overgrazing.” The other problem facing them is that the more phishing scams a person comes across, the wiser and less likely to fall for them they become. Read the rest of this entry>>

Don't Become Phish Bait.

With all the newspaper, TV, magazine, and internet warnings out there, it's astonishing that so many people still fall victim to the many high-tech con games. Various email and web pages scams will lure you into typing your private information for dishonest people. "Phishing scams" are very convincing to the untrained, but with just a little bit of guidance, you can easily spot when you are getting scammed online. Check out Jeremy's phishing article, and the Phishing IQ test here... (photo by Getty Images)

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