Stupid Punts!

Stupid Punts!

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Examples of the "Nigerian scam" that flood my email box everyday.

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Here is rather an alarming statistic, that I came across yesterday.

It relates to a variation of the Nigerian scam, known as "phishing".

Phishing is an email that purports to be from a bank, or credit card company; it states that they need, for security reasons, to check you security details such as pin code etc. It often redirects you to a site, that looks like the genuine site of the bank; it is not!

This of course is a con; no genuine bank, or credit card company, would ask for pin codes or passwords via the net or via a phone call.

All that happens in these cases, is that the fraudster takes the passwords and raids the victim's bank account.

Apparently, although it seems to be an obvious con, some people have fallen for it.

In the USA last year there were over 57 million known phishing emails sent out, and a reported level of theft from peoples' bank accounts and credit cards of over $1BN.

I find it very worrying that people are so easily conned.

Remember, if your receive a "phishing" email asking for your details:

-Report it.

-Do not respond to it.

-Never give out your password or PIN details, to anyone.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

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