Tag Archives: fraud

Phishing attack – Using Fake email for identity theft

Phishing is a criminal fraud in which Phisher attempts to steal personal information such as user name, password, bank account number, pin, credit card number etc by pretending to be a trustworthy website. It typically involves sending an email or IM link that appears to be from a trustworthy source such as Bank, Credit Card Company, Paypal, ebay etc and then redirects user to a fake website where user enters personal information. Read More »

Craigslist is a mirror of our Community

According to Techcrunch article this morning, somebody posted to sell everything in an Oregon house on Craigslist. It turns that it was an evil act. The house belonged to Robert and the ad was posted while Robert was away. People took his belongings including his horse. When he arrived home people even refused to return the stuff showing ad printout. Techcrunch discusses the possibility of getting Craigslist to pay settlement. But there is more to look into. Read More »