It only takes one person dumb enough to enter their information... Unfortunately, I know a lot of dumb people.
M!ke -----Original Message----- From: Michael T. Tangorre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:30 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: New Phishing scheme > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Just a heads-up... > > Usually, phishing mails link to web sites that have unusual domains > even though the link in the mail looks legitimate. > Today, I got phishing mails to several of my email addresses that link > to a legitimate-looking URL. Of course, the mails are missing bits of > personal information that my credit card company would have inserted > (name, town, etc.). The web site from the phish mails is: > > http://visa-protect.com/personal/security/vbv/index.html > > The emails are sent from a servers in Korea and the Netherlands. The > web site appears to be hosted by AOL. > > Looks like phishers are getting more sophisticated and blatant... I can't believe people fall for this crap. Seriously, when was the last time a major business asked for your information in an email form or from an unfamiliar link. Even those with minimal common sense can surely avoid this stuff, especially people on these lists! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:158513 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
