trasna.net » spam and scams http://trasna.net Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:54:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Phishing attack http://trasna.net/2005/05/27/phishing-attack http://trasna.net/2005/05/27/phishing-attack#comments Fri, 27 May 2005 06:12:00 +0000 rmdenby http://trasna.net/?p=65 I received an email at work yesterday phishing for a credit card number and identity information. Aside from the fact that I NEVER give my work email address to any of my financial institutions this stupid scammer told me I needed to “sing-up” for their service. Sing-up?? So what do I do, go into a store and sing whenever I use my credit card?? What song is it that will protect me?

Dear mr. scammer: Please do me a favor, if you are going to try to scam me at least get the language right.

The Scam:
From address: “Visa.” (staff @visa.com) (a clear givaway of a scam)
The company being exploited: Visa International
Image links in email message point to: geocities.com/didibao
The hook: Purports to offer a new service because of recent identity thefts (that’s a good one!).
Mail server used: mail.kcl.net (some ISP)
What happens: When you click on the link you are taken to a page that looks like an official Visa page. They even have links back to Visa’s official graphics. The page not only asks for credit card information but name, address, drivers license, and other contact information. When you click on submit an email gets sent to a Yahoo address.

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