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Fraud watchdog offers scam-email reporting service

...executive of the National Fraud Authority, said in a statement. Once a scam email report has been received it is then forwarded onto the National... Read more

28 February, 2011

HMRC warns of sharp rise in phising emails

...to a fake HMRC website that asks for credit card details. The scam email often begins with a sentence such as "We have reviewed your... Read more

7 February, 2011 by Nick Heath

Tax phishing email numbers soar

...to a fake HMRC website that asks for credit card details. The scam email often begins with a sentence such as "We have reviewed your... Read more

4 February, 2011 by Nick Heath

Secrets of stock spam scams revealed

Junk emails promoting false stock information have been proven to be surprisingly effective Read more

30 June, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Phishing attacks hook more and more victims

Phishers are fooling more people than ever before as these Net attacks increase in both quantity and quality, warns an anti-phishing group Read more

22 March, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Barclays scam email exploits new IE flaw

...allowing attackers to disguise Web addresses, according to security experts. The Barclays scam email appears to come from the bank, and directs customers to a... Read more

12 January, 2004 by Matthew Broersma

The A to Z of security

...To find out what happened when silicon.com replied to a 419 scam email click here. Other common security slips made by users include opening... Read more

14 November, 2006 by Natasha Lomas

Phishers improve bait as they target ISPs

...Jevans, the phishers are primarily after credit card information, so a typical scam email would tell the user that their credit card had expired or... Read more

5 February, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Email scam seeks to fleece bank customers

...on the traditional "phishing" technique of spamming thousands of users with a scam email that links people to a fake banking website to steal their... Read more

2 September, 2003 by Andy McCue

Fraudsters continue to target eBay

...submit information...eBay employees will never ask you for your password." The scam email, provided to Reuters by White, is headed "Ebay (sic) billing error... Read more

11 December, 2002 by Reuters

Steve Ranger's Notebook: The worst ever 419 scam emails

...you. There are clearly some very bitter fraudsters out there. 2. This scam email has a worrying lack of geographical awareness - where the writer has... Read more

27 September, 2006 by Steve Ranger

Phishing attacks get clever

...Jevans, the phishers are primarily after credit card information, so a typical scam email would tell the user that their credit card had expired or... Read more

5 February, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Nigerian 419 scammer turns to telemarketing

...the widow of the late Sani Abacha..." Senders of the notorious 419 scam email appear to be changing tactics, following up their emails with a... Read more

12 September, 2003 by Will Sturgeon

New Citibank email scam spreads

...on the traditional 'phishing' technique of spamming thousands of users with a scam email that links people to a fake banking website to steal their... Read more

1 September, 2003 by Andy McCue

419 scams: How do you treat yours?

...two per cent of email users who have received the infamous 419 scam email have reported the matter to the relevant authorities. Meanwhile only 38... Read more

27 March, 2003 by Will Sturgeon

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