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Phishers Get Creative: Links are Out, the Telephone is In

  
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Phishers Get Creative: Links are Out, the Telephone is In
04-28-2006, 09:31 AM,
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Phishers Get Creative: Links are Out, the Telephone is In
Quote:In a new twist on phishing, fraudsters are sending out e-mails that attempt to trick people into sharing personal information over the phone.

...the spammed message warns of a problem with a bank account and instructs the recipient to dial a phone number to resolve it...

The caller is connected to a voice response system that is made to sound exactly like the bank's own system...

"The phone system identifies itself to the target as the financial institution and prompts them to enter account number and PIN,...

full article: http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6066171.html?part=rss&tag=6066171&subj=news
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07-08-2006, 10:39 AM,
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PayPal users swept up in new wave of Phone Phishing
Update: PayPal users getting hit by Phone Phishers:

Quote:Hi-tech fraudsters are attempting to trick PayPal users into calling a phone number and giving over sensitive credit card account information.

The tactic follows the same patterns as a recently detected "phone phishing" attack targeting customers of the Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. The attack on PayPal shows that the approach is going mainstream.

As before, the PayPal attack with a spoofed email message that claims that the recipient's account has been the subject of fraudulent activity. Instead of seeking to persuade users to visit a bogus website, these emails urge users to phone a number and verify the details of the credit or debit card "PayPal has on file"...

full article, plus copy of email, and recording of phone message: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/07/...one_phish/

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07-08-2006, 03:29 PM,
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Re: PayPal users getting hit by Phone Phishers
The phishers are verifying the card details when people call.  The verification is the first clue it's not really PayPal...just kidding (or not). Laughing7

Quote:the email urges the recipient to call a phone number and verify their details. When dialled, users are greeted by an automated voice saying:

"Welcome to account verification. Please type your 16 digit card number."

Once the credit card details are entered, the scammer is free to steal the information for their own gain. If incorrect card details are entered, a request for re-entry is made, further enhancing the legitimacy of the fraudulent telephone number, which is still live.

http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/a...alvox.html
"Well, Jay was so giddy that someone named Jay was involved with this site we posted our first non-eBay listing in 3 years here at Lunarbid (we tried two items at Yahoo once upon a time, they bombed)" -Marie posting in a LunarBid thread at OTWA in 2005 wins the award for 'most moronic reason ever given for choosing a venue"

"thanks twat u must have nothing better 2 do. do u talk to all your members like that. will not be recomending your site.
best way to put it is TULIPTOOLS.COM IS REALLY SHIT. DONT JOIN." -pubescent owner of rinky dink off2auction.com in 2011
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Re: Phishers Get Creative: Links are Out, the Telephone is In
Phishers always stay one step ahead of everybody and change their methods real fast.  :-\
OAI Moron Hall of Fame
<i>sell-thru is an irrelevant and illogical consideration.</i>
-KaRay, owner of WP giving selling advice, 2006

<i>the site was 'NOT' hacked but the little script that had recipes on had the link altered</i>
-Plunderhere Owner Mark Taylor after his site was hacked by a Chinese hacker gang, 2008

Some people have it like that, others don’t. I do.
-Probidscripts owner Spencer Osama Binweb Laden Ray bragging about his ability to scam the OAI without feeling any guilt, 2008.

How does an auction site get buyers?
-question asked at PSU by owner of auction site BidBeaver.ca, 2008

How do I get sales?
-question asked at PSU by online store owner, 2009.

I was told by my Tech. Support that my site dont really need SSL.. his servers
are well protected and that info your providing to join aint really top secret information

-owner of auction site TheTraderOutlet.com discussig his site's lack of basic security, 2009
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