January 3, 2005

Beware of E-Mail Scams That Target Privacy Concerns

Don't allow privacy concerns to make you a victim of phishing. Thieves who attempt to impersonate the identity of legitimate financial service companies are using this ploy. Millions of fake security notices are sent daily that look like they come from banks and credit card companies to unsuspecting e-mail users in attempts to gain personal information that they can use to steal from consumers. The schemes send these fake notices about breaches in security then directs customers to websites that request credit, banking or other account information.

Beware: New E-Scams Promise To Keep You Safe, Channel 10, Turnto10.com, December 3, 2004.