Reader Phil sells on eBay, and has a specific e-mail address that’s only for use with PayPal. The only people he has given this address to are eBay/PayPal itself, and to his customers. That’s why he was surprised to receive a phishing e-mail specifically addressed to his business name and his PayPal address, and wondered where the baddies got it. [More]
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Boxing Ticket Phishing Scam Making The Rounds
By 10.28.11
Say you check your email and notice a confirmation message for expensive tickets you never bought. Your first instinct may be to click on the link and dispute the charge, and that’s just the reaction the con artists who sent you the message are hoping for. [More]
IRS Still Warning People About Email Phishing Scams
By 8.28.07
The new IRS email phishing scam involves a fake customer satisfaction survey that asks for sensitive personal information such as your SSN, bank account numbers, credit card numbers, and even the security code from the back of the card.
Scammers Target Monster.com Users
By 8.22.07
Some scammers have weaseled their way into Monster.com and are using email addresses gleaned from the site to run a phishing scam.
