Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Phishers and Spoofers

I just wanted to throw out a word of caution about devious little gits called "phishers" who send out mass emails that spoof some of the more popular websites out there like ebay, PayPal and Amazon.

They look very real and usually scare you a bit by saying that your account has been accessed by a third party and please go to the URL within the email and sign in to your account to fix the problem. Don't do it.

No reputable, big-name company online will ask for or require your account information via email. Even if the "from" address looks legitimate and they have the company logo splashed all over it. It is fraudulent.

I received two of these just today - one from ebay and one from PayPal. What I did immediately was forward them to each company. Ebay and Paypal both offer a special email address you can forward these things to and they will research it and follow-up with you, letting you know the actions they have taken. Amazon's is a little different - you need to sign into your account if you even have one with them.

Forward any suspicious "phishing" emails you might have received from ebay to:
spoof@ebay.com

"Phishy" emails from PayPal can go to:
spoof@paypal.com

From Amazon, visit this link.

So protect yourself from these spammy bastards.

Written by atomicweightofcheese @ 4:31 PM ||

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