Archive for February, 2008

Phishers clean up at online casinos
Register, UK - 23 hours ago
By John Leyden → More by this author Email fraudsters are increasingly targeting customers of online casinos with phishing attacks.
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Is online banking safer than going to your local branch?
Security Park, UK - Feb 27, 2008
According to Credit Union.coop, the median online fraud is $195. For offline fraud, according to Javelin, the average consumer fraud cost is $422,
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Senate antiphishing bill outlaws…what's already illegal
CNET News.com, CA - Feb 26, 2008
Back in 2004, the Justice Department won a criminal conviction against a phishing scammer who pretended to be AOL's billing center.
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Computer Security Experts Work to Fix Internet Security
KLAS-TV, NV - Feb 25, 2008
It looks real, a message from your bank or credit union that appears to be legitimate. It's not. Every day, computer users unknowingly turn over sensitive
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Phishing scam affects credit union
News 10 Now, NY - Feb 25, 2008
SOUTHERN TIER, NY — A small number of people belonging to the Finger Lakes Health Care Federal Credit Union were recently made victims of a phishing scam.
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Scammers spread wide net in QC
Quad City Times, IA - Feb 23, 2008
Phishing: A high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to deceive consumers into disclosing their card numbers, bank or credit union account
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Credit union warns of scam
Galesburg.com, IL - Feb 22, 2008
Members may be asked to call a specific phone number or click on a link where they are asked for credit or debit card information. “Sadly, these phishing
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Scam targets Ark Valley Credit Union
Winfield Daily Courier, KS - Feb 20, 2008
By TYLER GASKILL A local credit union is warning its members of an e-mail scam circulating both locally and nationally in an attempt to get personal
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Scam uses local credit union's name as lure
NewsCow, KS - Feb 19, 2008
By Judy Welch The Ark Valley Credit Union Monday issued an email scam alert after receiving numerous calls from people who received unsolicited emails that
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Coulee Dam Credit Union warns customers about phone, online scam
Omak Okanogan County Chronicle, WA - Feb 6, 2008
Coulee Dam Credit Union is warning local citizens of schemes used by identity thieves. The latest local scam has come in the form of "vishing.
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