 |
Further
Reading ...
|
|
How Free Scripts Can Create Security Problems
With the Internet entering our lives in such an explosive manner, it was inevitable that Internet security issues would follow as well. While credit card frauds are an offline security problem that has been carried over to the Internet as well,...
Keywords, Content And Copywriting
Today WebPages must compete for survival just like animals in the wild. Natural selection isn't just a concept limited to Mother Nature. Even in the world of cyberspace there is a "law of the jungle". Search engine optimization or (SEO) lies at the...
The Merchant Navy and the Internet
A web site dedicated to the writings of the sea, ships and all those that sail on them? It sounds strange as who knows what the Merchant Navy is or what those at sea actually do all day, those who work in the Industry that is. Isn’t the Merchant...
AFCEA elects to upgrade its gomembers’ software solution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2004 AFCEA elects to upgrade its gomembers’ software solution [Herndon, VA] --- gomembers, Inc. (http://www.gomembers.com), announced today that the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA,...
|
|
|
Internet Scams 104 -- Particularly Vicious Scams
|
 |
Written By:
Janette Blackwell
|
|
|
Some scams use the name of organizations we trust, and they are the most vicious.
Awhile back scammers sent an e-mail supposedly from the FBI. The address seemed to be fbi.gov, and the message told you that you had accessed illegal websites and that your Internet use had been monitored by the FBI’s “Internet Fraud Complaint Center.” You were then told to open an attachment and answer some questions. The FBI says that this e-mail is a scam. If you open that attachment your computer will be infected with a virus, tracking cookie, or trojan horse.
• Anti-scam rule 1: Even trusted government agencies can have their addresses stolen. A trusted government agency will not ask you to open an attachment.
Another extremely vicious e-mail identifies itself as Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-039, and offers a link to what it claims is a patch against the Sober Zafi and Mytob worms. In fact, there is no such thing as Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-039, and real Microsoft security bulletins offer links to a Microsoft download site, rather than to the patches themselves. If you click on this supposed patch, you will be infected with malicious software that gives attackers complete access to your computer.
• Anti-scam rule 2: If you want to download something from Microsoft or another legitimate organization, do not click on an e-mail. Go to their official site and download it there. That’s the safe way to proceed.
THE “eBAY ATTACK”
The scam e-mails seeking my eBay account information started out low key. “Dear eBay customer, During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures, we have detected a slight error in your billing information.”
That one didn’t have an eBay logo, but it apparently brought in enough innocent victims to warrant an upgrade. Subsequent mailings grew more alarming and the official eBay - continued below ...
|
|
|
continued ...
logo began to appear in vivid color: “Dear eBay customer, Due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized listings placed on your account, we will require a second confirmation of your identity with us in order to allow us to investigate this matter further. Your account is not suspended, but if in 48 hours after you receive this message your account is not confirmed we reserve the right to suspend your eBay registration.”
The scammers really, really wanted my eBay account number, but I was deleting their e-mails without clicking on their link. So they upped the ante. Because I didn’t reply, the supposed “eBay Fraud Mediation” people stepped in and got more and more testy as I didn’t supply them with my eBay account number.
I felt perfectly relaxed through all of this, not only because I got each notice in triplicate (one from each sucker list I’m on) but because I DON’T HAVE AN EBAY ACCOUNT! If I had one, I might have worried, and then done the sensible thing: GONE TO THE OFFICIAL EBAY WEBSITE AND ASKED THEM IF THEY SENT IT. My husband did that once and got a form indicating (1) they get a zillion of these things, and (2) they don’t send e-mails like that. It was a scam, all right.
• Anti-scam rule 3: eBay and other legitimate organizations are NOT going to ask you to confirm your account information in an e-mail.
• Anti-scam rule 4: If you are not sure whether an e-mail is from a legitimate organization or is a scam, go to the legitimate organization’s website (rather than clicking on a possibly infected e-mail link) and ask them if they sent it.
Coming next: the most vicious scam of all.
Find the best recipe, food gift, and healthy dieting sites in Janette Blackwell’s Delightful Food Directory, http://delightfulfood.com/main.html -- or enjoy her country cooking at Food and Fiction, http://foodandfiction.com/Entrance.html
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
| _Additional Resources ... |
|
Unlimited Wealth Creation
This information may be helpful for everyone, regardless of how long you have been in the affiliate business, or even if you are just getting started. If you are new to the affiliate marketing world, check out the Internet Cash System . First, a...
The Evolution of Technology - The History of Computers
While computers are now an important part of the lives of human beings, there was a time where computers did not exist. Knowing the history of computers and how much progression has been made can help you understand just how complicated and...
Email List Proposal
Email List Proposal List owner: List name: ? Description: No. of Records: roll out.> How was the file collated: Who has used the file previously? Click through rates and open rates achieved previously: Recency: Costs: ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
