Thursday, November 10, 2005

Google phishing scam

Fraudsters are using a promise of a $400 prize from Google as bait in <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5940682.html?tag=zdnn.alert">a new phishing scam</A> aimed at stealing credit card data, a security expert has warned. A fake copy of the Google Web site hosted on a server in the U.S. displays the message: "You WON $400.00 !!!," security monitoring company Websense said in an alert Tuesday. To collect their prize, "winners" are asked to click on to a second page that asks them for their credit card details and address, Websense said.

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