Phishing Articles

1). Credit Card Faq - Credit Card Security And Authentication By : Joseph Kenny
With the ever rising reports of credit card fraud, fraudulent use, internet phishing and identity theft, people are rightly concerned about credit card security. Fraudulent credit card use can be an annoyance at best, and seriously damage your credit at worst. It's only reasonable that people have questions about credit card security and authentication methods.
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2). Phishing And Fraud – What Is It? By : Joseph Kenny
Phishing is a very sneaky type of fraud conducted over the Internet. Its name is a throw back to the early days of hacking and identity theft and the practice of phone phreaking. While there can be very complicated schemes devised, they are all based on a very simple concept. Phishers try to persuade you, or trick you into giving them sensitive information which they can then use to make money out of the system.
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3). How to Protect Yourself While Internet Banking By : Joseph Kenny
There is no doubt about the fact that identity theft is on the increase. More and more people are losing their identities and money each year due to the efforts of a select few individuals who know how to use the Internet to their advantage.
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4). Phishing Is Fraud By : Joseph Kenny
Phishing is a very sneaky type of fraud conducted over the Internet. Its name is a throw back to the early days of hacking and identity theft and the practice of phone phreaking. While there can be very complicated schemes devised, they are all based on a very simple concept. Phishers try to persuade you, or trick you into giving them sensitive information which they can then use to make money out of the system.
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5). How To Tighten Up Your Email Security By : Internet Security Squad
These days email is a necessary part of communication. However, this also means that email is one of the most popular ways for a virus to infect your computer. You need to protect yourself from the threat of fraud and infection. Viruses Email attachments often contain viruses so you need to be careful whenever you open any type of attachment even if you know the sender.
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6). Phishing – It’s Signs and Your Options By : V Scanlon
Phishing is the act of some individual sending an email to a user in an attempt to scam the user to release personal information. Is it easy to determine if it’s a scam? Sometimes – but not always. I hope to give you enough examples and information to help you to safeguard yourself from these unsavory individuals. In addition, sometimes the email is sent to malicious software so as to render your computer helpless.
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7). Securing Your Email In An Insecure World By : Madison Lockwood
Computers have simplified millions of people's lives. With the advent of online technology we can be more productive in the office, organize household matters, and communicate with others around the globe. Do you ever think it's all too good to be true? Well, you'd be smart to question the overall ease and efficiency of the web. The sad truth is, along with these perks there are a few major pitfalls.
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8). Why Do People Fall Victim To Phishing? By : Matthew Davies
Phishers are often able to fool people using a few simple psychological tricks. Recognise what they are and you'll be far less likely to fall victim yourself.
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9). The Top Twelve Threats No Computer User Should Ignore by Kai Chandler By : Kai Chandler
The Top Twelve Threats No Computer User Should Ignore The internet is undoubtedly a fantastic resource for families and offers a rich vein of educational content. However, there are potential dangers - welcome to the seedy world of viruses, spam, trojans, pornography, spyware and other nasties. Here are the Top Twelve Threats No Computer User Should Ignore: 1.
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10). An Introduction To Anonymous Surfing By : Katerina Mitrou
Privacy is a right most people practice everyday. It’s why bathrooms have doors and locks, cubicles at the library are constructed to block out the glances of other patrons, voting laws that allow you to cast a ballot anonymously exist, and commuters don’t sit on your lap in the subway (unless it’s really crowded, of course!) So it’s no surprise that people expect a certain amount of privacy when surfing the Internet.
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11). Phishing and Pharming: Dangerous Scams By : Alexandra Gamanenko
As soon as almost all computer users already got used to -- or at least heard about -- the word "phishing", another somewhat confusing word appeared. Pharming. Does it differ from phishing -- if yes, how? Two Pharmings Actually, two completely different fields use the term "pharming" now. We can say there exist two separate "pharmings". If genetics or businessmen from pharmaceutical industry are talking about pharming (spelled like that) it might have nothing to do with computers.
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12). Tax Season – Time for Scams By : Richard A. Chapo
As tax season draws irresistibly closer, the scam artists are polishing their latest techniques. This article should help you keep an eye out for these nasty individuals. Tax Season – Time for Scams In a particularly cheeky move, scam artists have started posing in on form or another as the IRS in an effort to get you to turn over social security numbers and such.
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13). How To Avoid Phishing Scams By : Katerina Mitrou
In today’s world the Internet is becoming as common as sliced bread. Most people use it to send e-mails, browse for information, carry out banking transactions, and shop. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that some people are embracing the technology for less-than-kosher purposes. Phishing scams in particular are a major concern. Luckily, if you want to avoid becoming the next victim of identity theft, there are ways to protect yourself from harm.
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14). A Letter to Santa From An Internet Marketer By : Halstatt Pires
Yo, Santa! How’s it going in the great white north? Seeing as it tis’ the season, here is my letter about what I want for Christmas. Been Good Santa, I know you do that whole good versus bad thing. I promise I’ve been a good internet marketer this year. I haven’t spammed the search engines with mirror sites, link farm purchases or little tricks to tweak your friends at Google.
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15). Phishing with a Net By : J Square Humboldt
When geeks gave us the Internet and the means to use it, they also gave us a new segment of vocabulary ... I've often thought it a shame that a few of them didn't make their way to a campus literature or marketing department and see if a student of poetry or sizzle could assist them in assigning names to their innovations. For example, did the manual cursor operator have to be called a 'mouse?' Geeks have overtaken sports-speakers when it comes to coining bad phrases.
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16). Tax Refund Email Scam – IRS Warning By : Richard A. Chapo
The IRS has issued a warning regarding a phishing email scam. The scam claims you are due a tax refund, but is really designed to obtain your personal information. Tax Refund Email Scam Phishing scams are designed to swindle you into providing private information that can be used to your detriment. This information typically includes things like credit card numbers, social security numbers, bank accounts and so on.
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17). 2006 List of Tax Scams Released by IRS By : Richard A. Chapo
Every year, the IRS issues a list of tax scams. The goal is to alert taxpayers to the lack of merit of certain strategies as well as letting everyone know the IRS will not accept them. 2006 Scams The IRS has kicked out its annual list of highly dubious tax scams for 2006. Promoters often make these strategies sound credible, but they simply aren’t.
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18). IRS Warning Taxpayers About New Email Scams By : Richard A. Chapo
If you have an email account, you know about all the scam emails you get. Scammers are getting braver and using the IRS name in their new tactics. IRS Warning Taxpayers About New Email Scams The IRS has begun warning taxpayers that it is seeing a surge in tax scam emails. Many of the emails even have the hubris to use the IRS name! Brave souls, indeed.
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19). Fraud. Beware Of The Fraudsters By : Michael Challiner
According to Which, the consumer watchdog, about 5 million of us have been targeted by fraudsters and have lost money as a result. Fraudsters are clearly finding rich pickings! So what are the most widespread scams and how do you steer clear of them? Here are six scams to be aware of. You've won a lottery prize Here you receive a letter, or e-mail telling you that you've won a big prize on some lottery you've never heard of.
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20). 4 Things Paypal Users Should Know To Make Their Online Transactions More Secure By : B Hopkins
Copyright 2006 B Hopkins Online ecommerce is growing rapidly, and with that is the growing opportunity for fraud and scams. As Internet users, it is our responsibility to take some precautions that will make our online transactions safer. One area we need to take responsibility for is protecting our online payment information. Online payment providers have come and gone, but one of them, Paypal, has been around for a while and has become the target of scammers.
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21). Latest Email Scam Using IRS Name By : Richard A. Chapo
If you have an email account, and who doesn’t, you are use to receiving scam emails. Well, here is one using the IRS name to watch out for over the next few months. Latest Email Scam Using IRS Name No matter how hot it is outside, nothing sends a chill down a person’s back like the prospect of receiving a notice from the IRS. In truth, most of the notices these days are fairly bland, either an indication you owe a bit more in tax or are due a refund that you otherwise were unaware of.
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22). Phishing Scam By : Samuel Stambler
A lot has been written about all known kinds of scams including "Phishing". But criminals keep on throwing their nets and having quite a good take. Therefore we have to continue exposing the phishing attempts. And since "it is better to see once than hear 10 times" I want to share with you 2 emails that I have recently received. These are really similar letters (in fact it is almost the same one with tiny differences).
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23). Identity Theft: Count the ways By : Daryl Campbell
What makes identity theft so hard to stop is the countless ways an identity can be stolen.
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24). Protect Your Online Accounts from Phishing Scams By : David Slone
What is phishing? Phishing involves the sending of an e-mail falsely claiming to be from an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. The e-mail directs the user to visit a Web site where they are asked to update personal information, such as passwords and credit card, social security number, and bank account numbers.
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25). New IRS Scam Hits Email Mailboxes By : Robert Benson
There is a new wave of email “phishing” that is showing up in email mailboxes this spring, unscrupulous scammers are now targeting the American public with email claiming to be from the IRS. The ingenious fraudsters’ aim is to collect your Social Security number, credit card account information and banking account information. The emails, which look authentic complete with the IRS logo and privacy policy, lure people into providing this information by notifying them of an audit or offering them access to a link to collect their refund.
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