Alerts about scams updated and maintained by the ITRC.
There is new way scammers are trying
to reach consumers to get their personal information... text messages. This new trend is called smishing and it involves scammers sending text messages to consumers attempting to phish their information. Click on image for more -
As we near the 10 year anniversary of
September 11th, there are warnings being issued for scams related to historic event. Click on the image for more information.
The Department of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity and
Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) is alerting the cyber ecosystem to be aware that malicious users may seek to exploit interest related to physical events such as earthquakes and hurricanes by generating phishing emails with subject lines and attachment titles related to the incidents. Click on image to read more -
This report, which is based upon information from law enforcement and complaints
submitted to the IC3, details recent cyber crime trends and new twists to previously existing cyber scams. Click on the image for the full report.
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON USA GREEN CARD 2011
In the
reshipping scam, subjects hire individuals to receive, readdress, and
forward or "reship" packages to addresses generally in the United Kingdom or Nigeria with recent schemes using addresses in Russia. Subjects purchase the reshipped merchandise with compromised credit cards. Click on image.
Scam experts are warning consumers that online scammers may try to exploit the death of bin
Laden to spread malware via computer emails, texts and social network sites. These will most likely offer you a link to new information or photos/video. Mike Lennon of SecurityWeek said cybercriminals "typically use very attractive headlines to encourage users to click links and direct them to malware infected Web pages.
This report, which is based upon information from law enforcement and complaints
submitted to the IC3, details recent cyber crime trends and new twists to previously-existing cyber scams. Click on the image for the full scam report.
Have you ever Googled yourself and
been surprised at all the personal information you have available on the web? The website Spokeo takes this to a whole new level, creating in-depth profiles of personal information. Click on the image to read article.
