phish scammers: iTunes a Platform for Phish Scammers
- 09/22/10 03:46 AM
iTunes users all over the world are being hooked in a possible phishing scam that siphons cash out of their PayPal accounts. Phishing scams, of course, consist of emails that appear to be coming from a legitimate, trusted business. These emails are often designed to trick the victim into revealing login credentials. Once the phishers have access to the account, they begin withdrawing funds. In this case, scammers used victims’ iTunes accounts to purchase gift cards, which were paid for by the victims’ linked PayPal accounts. Some victims of this particular scam have has just a few dollars stolen, while others (0 comments)