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Friday, September 24, 2004

Phishers Fake FDIC Web Site

Phishers spoofed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) again and using bogus e-mails, tried to entice consumers to sign up for non-existent service that tracks suspicious activity on credit, debit, and bank ATM cards.

This isn’t the first time that phishers have used the FDIC as a disguise to trick consumers.

Earlier this month, the Anti-Phishing Working Group detected a less sophisticated scam that tried to get users to give up their credit card account numbers, Social Security numbers, and PINs.

http://www.securitypipeline.com/news/47902805;jsessionid=H4IZU5N52KWUCQSNDBCCKHY

Posted on 09/24
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