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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: 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 … (16 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: 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: 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)

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