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Old Scams ~ New Again A recent flurry of emails
prompted me to write about two old email scams. While there is
a constant barrage of spam and other unwanted emails these two
cases can have a particular effect on a business.
The first is an old fashioned Phishing scam. This is when
the bad guys create a website that looks similar to a
reputable business website. The phony site at least looks
professional enough to pass for the reputable business site.
This scam starts when an email arrives and states that you
need to follow a link and log in to your account with the
reputable business. Once you login however the scammers
capture your account information and can immediately access
your account with the reputable business.
This is often a request to login to accounts with reputable
providers such as PayPal, Authorize.net, 2CheckOut and Google
Check Out as well as others. If you don't have an account with
the company mentioned in the email it is obviously a scam.
If you do have an account with the business mentioned and
are concerned with the email received you should avoid
following the link offered and type the url of the provider in
to your web browser. The link is often a variation of a
legitimate providers url.
The second scam comes as an email most often stating that
the sender is a domain manager or broker from the middle or
far east. The email states that your domain and or
intellectual property rights are at risk due to some other
entity trying to purchase your domain or a variation. The
person sending the email tries to sound as if they are only
looking out for your interests. Ultimately they will try to
pressure you into buying your own domain name as well as
variations at inflated prices.
As with most scams it is best to ignore these types of
emails, however, you may want to forward emails Phishing for
log in details to the company that is being misrepresented.
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