Real estate blog entries tagged with phishing

Blog entries tagged with "phishing":

phishing: Tips to stay off the "Phishing hook" - 07/18/08 01:44 PM

I just received an article on how to avoid some of the common ways identity theft occurs over the internet. If you haven't heard it before "phishing" is a word derived from "password harvesting fishing" and the idea is that the perpetrator is "fishing" for information. A typical scenario involves what looks … (0 comments)

phishing: This must be my lucky day - 07/15/08 02:52 PM

How often is it that you get selected to be listed in a prestigious "Who's Who" directory? Well, that honor came to me twice already today - and it's only the middle of the afternoon. One notification came by fax and one came by junk email.
Needless to say, had I … (26 comments)

phishing: Google Phishing Alert! - 07/09/08 07:40 PM

Just a few minutes ago I received an email from a colleague asking me if I knew anything about his Google Adwords account being deactivated. He forwarded me the email he received and after about 30 seconds I realized it was a Phishing email. At first glance however, it looks very … (4 comments)

phishing: If you use Yahoo search marketing pay per click you must read this!! - 07/08/08 10:01 AM

I got an email this morning from what appeared to be Yahoo.Upon closer review the email was a PHISHING attempt to get me to click on it.If I did click on it there is no doubt it would not have been good!! These crooks are getting pretty sophisticated and now they … (1 comments)

phishing: Persistence pays off? - 06/28/08 07:28 AM

Ever notice how junk mail doesn't just stop at just one? Just consider that Nigerian or other foreign dignatary who has chosen us to receive their fortune.
Yesterday, I received 5 emails - marked urgent - from a bank that I don't use. Fortunately they all went to my junk folder, but … (14 comments)

phishing: Byproduct of Success - 06/21/08 10:38 PM

Byproduct of Success

I was just reading a blog post by Richard Smith on a spam email he recently received. I know Richard has been working on developing his internet presence. Spam is an unfortunate byproduct of making your business accessible on the internet.
I have read that over … (6 comments)

phishing: A new phishing expedition - 05/17/08 02:09 PM

In the last couple of days I have been bombarded by a new wave of phishing. I have received hundreds, if not thousands, of bogus software, drugs, and other unsavory offers in the past, but this is a new twist.
Today alone I have deleted over 60 such emails. They come … (2 comments)

phishing: PHISHING SCAM ALERT RE: IRS ECONOMIC STIMULUS REBATE - 05/15/08 10:50 AM

Please Alert Your Clients to This Email/Phone Scam
Last night I posted a version of this to get the word out fast but there were very few AR'ers online. I received the email below yesterday purporting to be from the IRS regarding how to collectmy IRS Economic Stimulus Rebate. IT IS A SCAM. Note … (4 comments)

phishing: PHONE/EMAIL SCAM RE: IRS Economic Stimulus - 05/15/08 12:26 AM

Please Alert Your Clients to This Scam
I received this email today purporting to be from the IRS regarding collecting my IRS Economic Stimulus Rebate. It is a scam. Note that the link listed does not even include www.irs.gov. I apologize for the poor resolution of the screen shot. (I'm still learning … (6 comments)

phishing: You've GOT to be Kidding Me!?!! - 05/07/08 08:11 PM

No points for this one. I just wanted to share this ridiculous phishing e-mail I just got. That sad part is, people are obviously still falling for these scams, or they wouldn't still be circulating =/
FROM THE DESK OF REV.JOHNSON IBEDIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCEFOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,LAGOS-NIGERIA.Telephone: +234-8077054698,

Notification … (19 comments)

phishing: Make sure you don't bite on the phishers' lines - 04/21/08 09:12 AM

Ever receive an email that looks real and you're really tempted to respond because obviously there's been a mistake? I'm talking about ones asking to verify order that you know you didn't place, or concerning an account at a bank you've never heard of or certainly one that you don't use. … (10 comments)

phishing: The Three D's of Identity Theft - 04/15/08 11:55 AM

Yes it's true. I'm getting older. I've been removed from high school for more than a decade and the last college course I took was in the 90's. However, I always try to learn something on a daily basis (and thanks to my fellow AR addicts, I do). While it has … (7 comments)

phishing: Identity Theft - Too Close to Home - 04/08/08 12:01 PM

The other day, my wife and her sister went out shopping for my soon to be arriving nephew or niece (my sister-in-law is pregnant). When they got home, my sister-in-law realized that one of her debit cards were missing. I must have left it in the car she thought, so she … (5 comments)

phishing: Phishing Scams - 03/30/08 12:31 PM

This blog is written to warn the public. Phishing scams are very common especially in today's internet age. According to wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing, it's an attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information and for those of you who fish will understand that this attempt is made by throwing out bait and wait and … (7 comments)

phishing: Top 2008 "Dirty Dozen" Tax Scams Indentified By The IRS - 03/21/08 12:31 AM

WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued its 2008 list of the 12 most egregious tax schemes and scams, highlighted by Internet phishing scams and several frivolous tax arguments. Topping this year's list of scams is phishing, which encompasses numerous Internet-based ploys to steal financial information from taxpayers. New to … (0 comments)

phishing: Don't Fall Prey into Tax "phishing" - 03/11/08 03:46 PM

Heed the Warning! Don't fall victim to "phishing" traps, where the internet criminal tries to steal your information by using the tax season to prey on unsuspecting consumers.
Please pass this information onto your friends, family & relatives. Internet Users need to be on guard, watching out for the new breed … (0 comments)

phishing: E-mails From the IRS? Be Skeptical - 03/01/08 01:09 AM

E-mails From the IRS? Be Skeptical
Have you ever received an e-mail that promises you an additional tax refund? In one day, I received six of them, each with a higher amount than the last. Unsuspecting people may fall for such a gimmick and unwittingly start providing the sender with personal … (8 comments)

phishing: Consumer ALERT: New Variations of Phishing Email Being Sent -- Beware! - 02/26/08 10:43 AM

The "phishing" industry is morphing their tactics as people are becoming wise to their past methods. These criminals learn quickly and are becoming more sophisticated in ways to fool you.I just received the following message from a bank. I immediately knew that it was bogus, since I did not have an account with … (15 comments)

phishing: Fishing = Good, but PHISHING = BAD. Protect your bank accounts and others! - 02/23/08 05:34 PM

A couple of weeks ago one of our new participants on a local online bulletin board I run called me and was concerned when the computer sent him an authentication e-mail with his password in it. He was afraid that his security may have been somehow impaired. I assured him … (2 comments)

phishing: Thank you, IRS! An unexpected tax refund--NOT - 02/17/08 08:18 PM

I just received an exciting e-mail from the IRS:
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $480.23. (Goody! Er, does this mean you've been monitoring all my fiscal activity?)
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-6 … (4 comments)

phishing: Phishing and Spoofing can be dangerous to YOU!!!! - 02/12/08 11:31 AM

If you receive email requesting confidential information of any type, please be very VERY careful. "Phishing" and "spoofing" email cannot be taken at face value; they are fraudulent in every sense of the word. They may appear if you look at them only casually, to be from a well-known company and ask you to … (13 comments)

phishing: New Phishing Email Using The IRS and Tax Information - 01/28/08 04:38 PM

BE WARNED! My wife received this email today "from the IRS" and because she is sharp as a tack sent it straight to me:
----- Original Message ----- From: Internal Revenue Service Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 4:48 PM Subject: Tax Refund - Online Form After the last annual calculations of your … (9 comments)

phishing: Example from my latest phishing letter - 01/23/08 07:23 AM

I blogged the other day about how the phishers are out and we should beware.
Evidently they are also getting worse in some instances...worse in the wording, punctuation, etc. I taught English way back in my early career and nothing turns me off more than an unprofessional letter. When I read this … (3 comments)

phishing: The phishers are out....don't let them get you. - 01/21/08 08:01 PM

Probably the most convincing junk email that we get is from the phishers. They are much more convincing that the Nigerian letter that tells you to share in their money.
Just today I got two emails from my bank ( or so it appears ) telling me that I need to go … (10 comments)

phishing: Credit Card Scam - 12/08/07 12:41 PM

I was reminded of an email I received recently after reading Gail Gladstone's recent post "YOUR SKIN WILL TURN PURPLE" about email chain letters, phishing and the numerous other forms of junk and cheats we are exposed to daily.
This one does seem to be a legitimate issue and is verifiable through … (1 comments)

phishing: Just Unbelievable - And Then Some! - 11/19/07 12:22 PM

A few minutes ago, I got an email from these guys. GULP!Like most folks, I felt a little flip flop in my stomach at any communication from the tax guys! Then, I read the note: After the last annual calculations of yourfiscal activity, we have determined that youare eligible to receive a … (25 comments)

phishing: Don't Be a Victim to Phishing Parties! - 11/09/07 10:41 PM

Today we experienced an unusual situation and I felt it would be prudent to share a portion of it with all my friends here at Active Rain. We received a communication via our Dakno website Questions/Comments contact tool from an individual who stated in their message that they were working with … (28 comments)

phishing: Is your Resume safe? - 10/23/07 11:07 AM

With many job searching websites out there (hotjobs.com, careerbuilder.com, monster, etc) it's easier than ever to get your resume exposure. But the people you want are not the only ones seeing your resume.More and more, phishers (people who look for your personal information to use for illicit purposes) are gaining alot … (0 comments)

phishing: Don't be the phish that takes the bait....Have you received this email? If you did...report it to the IRS - 09/27/07 07:03 AM

I have been receiving these emails for the past few days. See below.
The IRS wants to make it easy for all of us to collect any refunds due. Hey...I didn't know they have such a convenient service. How nice is that? Now I can voluntarily give up all my private info … (31 comments)

phishing: New tricks from ID Thieves - 09/15/07 02:26 PM

Just a few observations to share ...
I've received ID Theft/Phishing emails pretending (spoofing) to be local credit unions. Since these credit unions are nearby, the ID thieves have somehow identified my geographic location and are using corporate style marketing intelligence. Debi received a Phishing email this morning ... spoofing as Ebay. This … (17 comments)

phishing: What to do about "Phishing" - 09/05/07 11:15 PM

Have you ever gotten an email from a strange bank or financial institution asking for important information about your account?
They are called a phishing (fish'ing) scam.
Now you can do something about it OnGuardOnLine.gov is a site setup by Home land security, F. T. A., D. O. J. and others to inform, … (0 comments)

phishing: Email spoofers at it again! - 08/07/07 11:49 AM

I received another email from identity thieves this morning. It was spoofing as a legitimate message from the Bank of America. The first really really obvious give away is "I don't have any accounts with Bank of America". But I have received emails spoofing as institutions where I do have accounts … (3 comments)

phishing: VOIP phones and weird Caller ID numbers? Spoofing/Phishing issue! - 07/27/07 02:00 AM

I have been getting a lot of calls lately that my caller ID shows weird numbers and or sequences such as O, 1234567890 and other weird combinations and wondered why? Especially when you get a couple of crank calls, it gets irritating and I want to not answer anything that looks … (15 comments)

phishing: E-mails with PDF Attachment - 07/25/07 04:17 PM

I have been inundated with e-mails containing a PDF attachment. I get up to 50 e-mails or more a day with these PDF attachments! Apparently others in my Real Estate Virtual Assistant group IREAA (www.ireaa.com) are having these issues as well.
I don't know the people sending the e-mails and I know that this … (12 comments)

phishing: Spotting Spoof - 07/06/07 10:04 PM

Spoof is a fraudulent (phishing) email disguised as originating from a well-known company. I commonly see them posing as Bank of America, Citibank, eBay and others. A spoofer's goal is to harvest personal information from victims (in bulk) enabling them to steal identities and reek havoc with personal finances.
Spoof emails and the … (5 comments)

phishing: Not here to? - 06/03/07 09:11 AM

I am getting so tired of getting emails from the African area about these incredible riches. They say all I have to do is open a bank account and let them transfer millions of dollars over. For this I get a cooperation fee of say 10 million. Is there something in … (7 comments)

phishing: Nigerian Bank Scam and SPAM on Active Rain - 05/21/07 05:57 PM

Nigerian Bank Scams and SPAM: Are they affecting your inbox?
By: David Kucic, Hawaii Real Estate Agent
With the good comes the bad. While Active Rain is a great site to gain information from fellow realtors and other professionals, it is also a place for scammers to load up on email addresses.
Over … (19 comments)

phishing: Phished Again! - 04/17/07 01:56 PM

This time it was a PayPal incident.
Almost had me too. NOT!
Here's a link to the web page PayPal has on Phishing: LINK
Here's snippets from my email:

Sound good so far... I'll get right on this.
Oh no! That sounds really serious! Those darn 3rd Party guys are always up to no good! … (5 comments)

phishing: I've been Phished! - 03/23/07 05:19 PM

Not Fished, but Phished.
I warned about this a while ago when a friend of mine was caught by a Phishing scam as he was selling something on eBay. http://activerain.com/blogsview/48462/Ebay-Scam-Beware-Phishing
I warned that if they are scamming the sellers - just wait, they'll be scamming the buyers next.
And what do you know, this … (3 comments)

phishing: Cybercrime Learns Teamwork - To Your Detriment - 02/27/07 09:22 AM

Cybercriminals are becoming more effective as they learn to embrace the concepts of teamwork. According to the latest reports and articles that are appearing about the continued and growing threat of cybercrime, hackers are specializing in areas in which they are good at, such as writing malware to do specific functions, … (0 comments)

phishing: Spam-Scam-I HATE IT! - 02/23/07 10:07 AM

I have been on AR for a little over a week-I love the community and the relationships that have began to emerge from interaction on this community. BUT I have received 3 messages like the one below and am extremely irritated with them. I get these in my personal emails all the … (17 comments)

phishing: Fighting Phishing - 01/18/07 03:08 PM

The phishing problem has continued to grow daily, but now, with new utilities making it easier for the non-technical to create phishing exploits such as bogus email and newsletters that fraudulently attempt to get you to reply and submit private information, threats will become more widespread. Here are some anti-phishing related resources … (0 comments)

phishing: Help Stop Your Posts from Being Hijacked - 01/01/07 03:15 PM

If you do a lot of Internet search, you've come across a site or two that do nothing but aggregate links as a means of generating money from Google & Yahoo click ads. Recently I am noticing that some of the posts from our site - The Harper Team - are … (47 comments)

phishing: New Scam - Be Careful ! - 12/04/06 03:19 PM

It appears the only ones who love the holiday season more than children are criminals.
You may be familiar with the term Phishing - where scammers send you emails in an attempt to acquire sensitive information like credit card details and passwords by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business.
And much like … (0 comments)

phishing: I want Only My Email when I click that check mail link. - 11/02/06 07:56 AM

And a great service appropriately named Only My Email will make that happen.
Before "OME" I was getting several hundred spam e mails a day; you know the usual, "be happy", "don't be sad", "be rich", "don't be poor", "buy this stock", etc., etc, ad nauseum.
And then a friend put me … (6 comments)

phishing: email management 101 with Eudora Pro - 10/07/06 12:09 AM

For a number of years I've used Eudora Pro for my e mail program.
I like Eudora because it's a full featured e mail program that's easy to use, has loads of features, and makes managing a large volume of e mail very easy.
I get around 400+ e mails a … (4 comments)

phishing: Internet Dumpster Diving, Phishing, Pharming and ID Theft - 09/27/06 09:14 AM

Internet dumpster diving comes in several forms. Phishing used in Fake e-mails to get you to give up your personal information. Pharming another e-mail way to get you to download a malicious code to your computer and misdirects users to a fraudulent web site without their knowledge. There's also what is … (1 comments)

phishing: Phishing With VoIP Phones - Scam Variant Now A Concern - 07/21/06 09:38 AM

According to PCWorld, a new variant of the Internet Phishing scam, they call "vishing", uses easy-to-obtain VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) telephone numbers as bogus credit card or financial services numbers, instead of web sites, to trick people into giving up their account and identify information.Click here for full story to … (2 comments)

phishing: Learn How to Better Utilize Your Computer Series. Issue 2 part 2 - 07/14/06 12:32 PM

Second part about Internet Security
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email Attachments: After the Issue about spam, an agent asked me about email attachements:
How about a post on opening attachments, and which ones NOT to open?
Rory Siems Agent in Laguna Niguel, CA
Its a great question, unfortunately there is no such thing as a … (3 comments)