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For all JustChat members, here is some useful information from Microsoft concerning ”phishing” fraud.
The holidays: Spirits are high and so are the chances that someone will try to steal your personal information on the Internet.
Even if you’ve never heard the term “phishing,” chances are that you’ve been a target of a phishing scam – a fraudulent e-mail or Web site that tries to fool you into filling out forms that could be used to steal your account information.
You know those e-mail messages that seem to come from your bank? Or maybe from an online store, or some other financial institution? Complete with a familiar logo?
The messages that contain a link that appears to go to a legitimate Web site?
Sometimes they look so real, but they’re not. Click on that link and it could cost you. A lot.
If you want to read the full article including some examples of what these sites look like – click on this link >>> http://blogs.msdn.com/securitytipstalk/archive/2006/12/08/don-t-be-fooled-by-web-fraud-this-holiday-season.aspx
Enjoy !!!
i’ve had 3 phishing emails so far this week
first was spposedly from world pay..saying my £80.00 purchase at the ritz hotel was being processed and if i wanted to query the purchase i had to click on a link……
the second was from the halifax asking me to confirm my details, which is a bit difficult as i don’t have an account with them…
the third was telling me my purchase of a £400 necklace and some earrings had been declined as my credit card had exceeded it’s limit and if i had any questions……………
hmmm come to think if it i have got 30 saying ive won stuff on things i aint been on lol
i just love the fraud paypal an ebay emails cause you can see the fake ones way to easy lol
they really gotta try harder to fool me cause i aitn no walk over on them things 8)
Delighted to hear it terminator, but you’d be surprised at just how many internet users ARE stupid enough to be taken in by these fraudsters.
Some of the sites are really clever and look and feel justlike the real thing.
BTW they usually insert a ”code” into the e-mail to identify which recipient (e-mail address) visits their site, even out of a sense of curiousity. If nothing else this will confirm that they have a ”live e-mail address and will attract even more spam.
The golden rule is NEVER visit one of these ‘phishing’ sites, delete the e-mail without opening it. Banks and other financial institutions or organisations will NEVER mail you to ask you to ”verify” your account details.
io pb stop it!
I have to do something over xmas and e mail scams are fun.
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