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Police: Email "Phishing Scam" in Jacksonville

POSTED: 11:22 pm EDT May 14, 2012 JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville Police alerted the public to a scam in which citizens receive an email or text message from their cell phone company requesting payment. The problem is the message is fraudulent. … Continue reading

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Hawaiian Telcom warning customers about phishing email

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Phishing emails not from Verizon

By  Steve Wartenberg The Columbus Dispatch Saturday May 12, 2012 5:17 AM The Better Business Bureau has issued a national alert: Be on the lookout for fake emails claiming to be from Verizon Wireless that say you owe money and … Continue reading

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eBay Admits Error in Bungled Phishing Report

eBay tried to shut down a post on the EcommerceBytes Blog on Thursday after mistakenly identifying the page as part of a phishing scam. Ironically the page had been publicly available for 40 days before eBay reported it. eBay fraud … Continue reading

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Cybercrime on the rise in Canada

MONTREAL – Canada is a world capital for cybercrime, with the distinction of being the No. 2 country for phishing scams, according to a survey released Wednesday by the San Diego-based Web security firm Websense Inc. Phishing scams are generally … Continue reading

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