Some time ago, I published an article here about a World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Beta phishing scam. Yesterday, a comment came in on that article which read:
The REAL beta of Wrath of the Lich King is acctualy now out!
Visit [URL REMOVED] and sign up!!! (you need a real WoW account to sign up)
It's supercool and very fun!!!... and a link to a very convincing looking Beta signup page, asking for your WoW username and password. I deleted the comment before it ever hit the page, but I was curious enough to investigate. If you fill in something (I filled in nonsense), you come to a second page that says:
Blizzard Entertainment is seeking for experienced and highly motivated players to participate in the beta of the upcoming expansion , please fill out the application below to win a chance to get in the beta testing. Please enter your legal name, current mailing address, email address, and a phone number where you can be reached. Please ensure that the name entered is an ex
Are you familiar with Phishing ? If you still don't know about it then its better that i show you a quote from wikipedia :In computing, phishing is an attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. eBay, PayPal and online banks are common targets. Phishing is typically carried out by email or instant messaging,[1] and often directs users to enter details at a website, although phone contact has also been used.[2] Phishing is an example of social engineering techniques used to fool users.[3] Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, public awareness, and technical measures.Just yesterday i was just saved from Phishing. I opened a new account at http://www.hyipex-invest.com/ three days ago. Its a HYIP ( High Yield Investment Program). I would deposit money to it in this week.
There is a phishing scam being sent out with a hook of beta participation in World of Warcraft's next expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.This takes the form of a reasonably well formatted mail (broken in gmail, though, which was the first thing that seemed off to me). It purportedly comes from "WotLK Development Team <wotlkBETA@blizzard.com>". Actual headers are below, for anyone interested.
It has the text:
Greetings,
You have been selected by Blizzard Entertainment to take part in our special World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King BETA testing. To participate simply log into your account at the special World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King site at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wotlkbeta . After logging in and confirming your identity, you will be taken to a download page for the Worlf of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King BETA Client. We thank you for your help and participation in this process, as customer feedback is one of our most powerful tools in creating an outst
First phishing email I receive about the Gmail account and it's quite interesting how the sender managed to trick the Gmail spam filters and also make it look very official:Your account has been randomly flagged in our system as a part of our routine security measures. This is a must to ensure that only you have acces and use of your Google account and to ensure a safe Gmail experience. We require all flagged accounts to verify their information on file with us.This is the right link for edit account page After you verify your information, your account shall be returned to good standing and you will continue to have full use of your account. Please note that if you don't verify your ownership of account in 2 x 24 hours we will block/ susspend your Google account. Thanks,The Gmail TeamIf it wouldn't have been for that "susspend" typo and the fact that the "edit account" link was a "uk-google.com/account" fake page, this might have been the perfect phishing email. Of course that "edit ac
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Phishing Alert: Bank of Rome (Banca di Roma)
Ok, let’s assume you get an email such as the one below (actually this email was received on Wed, 8/8/2007) or with different names and information:
It’s in Italian. But you don’t need to speak Italian to figure out that there [...]
This is called as phishing. Though this method cant be used in Orkut but is popular in mails. Mails contain link that show some thing but point to some other site all together some thing like this .http:/www.google.com /This will direct you to orkut.com instead to google.com. Also note the change in link the actual link has to be http:// (second "/").This could take you into some other site.Look at a better example.This is the actual login page link "http://www.orkut.com/GLogin.aspx?done=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orkut.com%2F" which most of us know.You can mask this easily.Another popular thing is "http://www.okrut.com/GLogin".Did found any change.No. See again. The spelling of orkut.This will take you into some page that looks same as original but is diffrent site all together.So if you click on a hyperlink that asks you to login check the site's address however familar it looks.
Well I almost fell for a phishing email today. I'm a member of Marketiva (forex trading platform) and today I received an email with the subject "MARKETIVA Your Identification Documents are Re-Requested". If you are a member of Marketiva delete that email immediately as it is a phishing email (scam) that is sent by a bunch of crooks and that's trying to fool you into giving away your username/password or eventually your identification details. After asking Marketiva for support I've seen that the email mentioned above actually directed to a page (a hidden url) for a domain name called Marketiua, which is obviously a scam and has nothing to do with Marketiva. So be careful if you receive an email like the one below:Dear Marketiva Traders,Current status of identification documents ( personal detail )for your Marketiva account is "Re-Requested".Our support personnel indicated the following specific reasons for the re-request: Please scan a different document and resend, there is no stamp
No! the title is not misspelled and I am definitely not talking about fishing.Was going through my Gmail spam folder when I found this.Amazon Inc. Security Center" date Jun 18, 2007 8:35 PMsubject Dear Amazon Inc. Member ,Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information. Learn moreDear Amazon® member,We are contacting you to inform you that our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with Amazon's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved. To secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require some additional information from you for the following reason: We have been notified that a card associated with your account has been reported as lost or stolen, or that there were additi
PayPal users will most likely have received an email apparently from abuse@paypal.com with the subject PayPal account security measures. It is not from PayPal but a phishing scam from Beijing, China - the email IP origin. What is phishing?From PayPal’s security centre, “Phishing is a form of fraud designed to steal your identity. It works by using false pretenses to get you to disclose sensitive personal information, such as credit and debit card numbers, account passwords, or Social Security numbers. One of the most common phishing scams involves sending a fraudulent email that claims to be from a well-known company. Phishing can also be carried out in person, over the phone, through fraudulent pop-up windows, and websites.” The fraud email claims that there have been repeated unauthorised attempts at logging in to your PayPal account and therefore you need to go to a certain website to secure your account. Here’s the phishing email: Military Grade Encryption is Only the
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