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Exposing Scams

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Webroot reports on fake Verified by Visa phishing scam 20 November 2009 IT security vendor Webroot says that a phishing scam purporting to come from Visa, the international card issuer, is scamming internet users as they start their online shopping for Christmas. According to a blog posting by Webroot , the phishing scam commences with a phishing email advising the recipient that he or she can now sign up for Verified by Visa, an online authentication system designed to enhance security for online shoppers. Whilst the Verified by Visa security scheme is legitimate, Webroot noted that the phishing email links to a bogus page ... Read Full Story
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BankInfoSecurity.com is running an interesting article on the subject of an ATM Skimming crimewave that is sweeping the nation. ATM Fraud: New Skimming Scheme Hits Banks Tenn. Incidents Part of Growing International Wave A series of skimming crimes that hit the Nashville, TN area recently is but one of many ATM fraud schemes preying upon financial institutions and their customers. Nashville police reported last week that they were investigating an ATM card skimming scheme where at least 600 individuals were potential victims. Investigators say five Bank of America ATMs were hit, as well as an unknown number of US Bank machines. A total of ... Read Full Story
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ROMULUS BACIAN, 40, and MARIUS ENACHE CSAPAY, 45, both of Romania, pleaded guilty today to their roles in a conspiracy to steal ATM/debit card account information from hundreds of Washington Mutual customers using “skimming” equipment they illegally affixed to ATMs around the metro Atlanta area. “Illegal skimming for personal gain is a ‘high tech’ crime and we have adapted our technology and assets to further the investigations of this specific type of electronic crime. With assistance from our local, state and federal law enforcement partners, those individuals and organized groups who engage in ATM fraud and skimming will be fully investigated, apprehended, and face ... Read Full Story
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You are reading this and if you are it is for good reason . You simply do not want to get suckered into any scams. Making $200-$900 a day does sound great but in the same token it sounds a little exaggerated. Now, do not get me wrong I am not claiming to know every persons results. What I am doing is compiling everybody's possible experiences and my common sense or basic logic into this one article.  Did you find out about the Google Work From Home package via some ad that stated that you can make big money from Google? Yes, you most likely did, ... Read Full Story
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A new sting operation conducted by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has already nabbed 18 spammers. Dubbed Operation Eagle Claw, it has also led to the shut down of 800 malicious websites. The Commission has partnered with Microsoft on the project and said its goal is to remove Nigeria from the top 10 list of countries where the most scam emails originate from. The Nigerian or 419 scam, named after the section number in the Nigerian Penal code that makes them illegal, has been around almost as long as the web itself and has several variations of a story designed to make ... Read Full Story
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Webroot reports on fake Verified by Visa phishing scam20 November 2009 IT security vendor Webroot says that a phishing scam purporting to come from Visa, the international card issuer, is scamming internet users as they start their online shopping for Christmas.According to a blog posting by Webroot, the phishing scam commences with a phishing email advising the recipient that he or she can now sign up for Verified by Visa, an online...  
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Dear Sir/Madam, I have a savings account (010592096995) with State Bank Of India, Railway Station Jhansi, U.P., Pin-284003 I have used another Bank's ATM (TXN No. 1219) on 30-May-2007 for withdrawal amount Rs. 500/-. A bad experience I have gathered. I have...  
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Victor Vasile Constantin, 23, of Romania, has pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one of identity theft in Connecticut U.S. District Court. The fraudster installed special devices on automated teller machines (ATMs) in order to capture ...  
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The first visible signs of the changeover from Wachovia to Wells Fargo should be seen Thursday, as officials switch out a blue and green ATM in uptown Charlotte with a signature red and gold Wells Fargo machine.  
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Ashley GabouryNewsWINNIPEG (CUP) – Universities across the world are facing a slew of phishing scams. Both students and staff have fallen victim to spammers who trick them into divulging personal information, including university web mail user names and passwords. Steve Hillman, an information technology (IT) architect at Simon Fraser University (SFU), described phishing as an attempt to get persons’ online ID and passwords to access their...  
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A man who spent two months in a coma at an Austin hospital awoke to discover he was a crime victim. Austin police on Thursday announced they are seeking a woman seen on ATM bank surveillance video using his debit card. Police say the victim was in a coma at Seton Medical Center, beginning in May. His debit card was used at least eight times, in late June, to steal more than $1,300.  
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First Bank of Nigeria Plc has expressed the readiness to enhance its banking relations with major Chinese financial institutions, following the approval of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) to open a representative office in Beijing.  
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If you're always on Facebook or Twitter and keep up with the latest funny videos, you may want to think twice before clicking on the next link, image, or video that a friend forwards to you. A recent FBI report indicates that phishing scams are becoming more common on social networking sites through a combination of viruses, hacked accounts, and decoy messages. The report, titled "No, Your Social Networking 'Friend' Isn't Really in Trouble...  
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As reported by various new agencies a couple days back, the Fed ban on automatic ATM, debit overdraft fees is on the way From ATM Marketplace: Bloomberg reports that the Federal Reserve will prohibit banks from charging overdraft fees on ATMs and debit cards, unless the bank customer or credit union member agrees to pay charges for exceeding account balances. And financial companies that do impose fees will be required to explain their...  
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Defend yourself from scammers looking to steal your account Though we have previously published articles on “phishing,” we think it never hurts to remind you of ways to protect yourself from these scammers. You may receive an e-mail that looks like it came from Yahoo!, taking you to something that looks like a Yahoo! Search Marketing log-in [...]  
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