Tag Archives: Phishing Scam
Amazon Product Cancelation Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from Amazon, claiming that a product has been canceled and the recipient needs to take action by clicking on the link inside the email. If a user clicks on the link inside the email, it will redirect the user to a malicious web site that has the ability to [...]
Full StoryFree Credit Report Phishing Scam
There’s an email claiming to offer free credit reports. If the recipient clicks on the link in the email, it goes to (https://www.gofreecredit.com/eq-free-score/). This site is not authorized by the FTC as a credit reporting service. This site is a scam that is out to collect people’s personal information to be used for unlawful activities [...]
Full StoryPapa John’s $100 Gift Card Scam
There’s an email circulating that claims to give away a $100 gift card for Papa John’s Pizza. In order to collect your $100 Papa John’s Gift card, you have to answer 4 questions; (Do you like Papa Johns’, Your Gender, Age and how often you visit Facebook). It seems no matter how you answer these [...]
Full StoryYahoo iPad 2 Giveaway Phishing Scam
I received an email purporting to be from Yahoo V.P. of corporate communications Heather Norman, claiming that I won an iPad. The email is not from Yahoo, it is a scam to collect personal identifiable information. If you click on the link inside the email, you will be sent to a fake Facebook page asking [...]
Full StoryPayPal Account Limited Phishing Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from PayPal, claiming that your account has been limited for more than 7 days. This email notification is not from PayPal! This is a phishing scam engineered to steal personal identifiable information from recipients who received this email scam. The items in the email look exactly like the real [...]
Full StoryCredit Report Error Notice Phishing Scam
There’s an email (spam) purporting to be from a legitimate credit reporting service, claiming that there’s an error on your credit report that you need to fix. This is a scam that collects personal identifiable information that results in identity theft and can be used for illegal online and offline activity. Don’t open or click [...]
Full StoryYahoo Mail Upgrade Phishing Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from Yahoo, advising customers to upgrade to the newest version of Yahoo Mail. This is a phishing scam and the email is not from Yahoo, but from an internet marketing site (http://verificationsupdate.internetmarketingtrainingwebinars.com/validation/). If you enter your Yahoo log in and password, the fake Yahoo site captures that data and [...]
Full StoryCheap Flights Phishing Scam
There’s an email claiming to offer cheap flights just in time for spring break. The link inside the email redirects users to a malicious web site that steals personal identifiable information to be used for illegal activities including, but not limited to identity theft. The web site may contain embedded code that installs a Trojan [...]
Full StoryGoogle, Facebook Accounts Hacked Notification Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from a security source, claiming that your email address associated with the following services (Google, Google Wallet, Facebook, Android Phone and Apple iPhone) might have been hacked by “Anonymous”. This is a scam that tries to get recipients to sign up for a bogus credit report to ensure your [...]
Full StoryAmeritech Phishing Scam Alert
There’s an email purporting to be from Ameritech, claiming that due to congestion, all ameritech.net users that don’t verify their accounts will be removed from the system. This is a phishing scam out to steal user account information to be used for unlawful activity. If you receive such an email like the one below, ignore it [...]
Full StoryYahoo Mail Notification Phishing Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from Yahoo, claiming that you must confirm your account or it will be permanently closed due to inactivity. This email notification is not from Yahoo!, it’s a phishing scam out to steal users’ personal identifiable information to be used for illegal activity. The link in the email “Click Here” [...]
Full StoryBeware of COSTCO $500 Gift Card Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from COSTCO, claiming to offer a free $500 gift card if you qualify. Once you qualify, which everyone usually does, you are taken to an online form to enter personal identifiable information in order to receive your gift card. This is a phishing scam that sells and or distributes [...]
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