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UK suffering fraud boom-time
News Quinn said fraudsters are now moving from the retailers to cash machines as chip and PIN stopped fake cards being used in shops. A typical skimming scam, involves fraudsters attaching a device to the... [07 Nov 2006]
Why does phishing work?
News Presented with a genuine Etrade email that directed recipients to a legitimate secure site with a simple, graphic-free design optimised for mobile browsers, 77 per cent of participants guessed it to be a fake. [03 Apr 2006]
Phishers script their way into online banking
News By contrast, scripting errors allow scammers to add content such as a fake password log-in system on top of a page that appears completely legitimate. But with cross-site scripting, people are more likely to fall for the... [15 Mar 2005]
eBay: You've got (private) mail
News That way, members can be sure to avoid spam in disguise or phishing scams designed to lure people to a fake eBay website in order to capture credit card numbers or other personal information. According... [05 Jan 2005]
IE "phishing" fix lockout causes more complaints
News The fake site will typically ask for a person's username and password and then use that information to complete a scam. The software giant made the change to stop scam artists from... [05 Feb 2004]
5 years ago... eBay has its back to the wall over online auction fraud
News Users have been complaining for several weeks that phantom buyers known as "shillers" or "shielders" - who create a fake online buyer persona to drive prices up for a seller - were artificially manipulating prices. [15 Dec 2003]
Leader: The end of the 'phishing' line
Leader The practice of 'phishing' - whereby spam emails try to lure unsuspecting victims to enter account details on a fake web page of a trusted institution such as a bank or ecommerce site such as eBay - has... [12 Nov 2003]
EXCLUSIVE: eBay warns of new fraud
News The fraudsters take over legitimate eBay user accounts with details obtained through the 'phishing' spam emails that take recipients to a fake eBay page and ask them to update their... [12 Nov 2003]
Latest eBay scam phishes for user details
News Another email scam is targeting users of eBay, claiming their use of the auction site has been restricted until they update their account information. The scammers utilised common tricks to make the... [07 Oct 2003]