The email was so
realistic, with the cute little logo and all. It invited me to click on a link to update my
information “as part of our continuous effort in protecting your account. I have seen dozens of these over the past
several years. I can only hope that no
customer of National Bank ofAnguilla is taken
in by the scam. It helped that the usual
mis-typings and mis-spellings expected of these scams were present. I immediately forwarded a copy of the email
to Val, Roy and Ian at NBA suggesting they get an urgent notice to the police
and the public using all media.
realistic, with the cute little logo and all. It invited me to click on a link to update my
information “as part of our continuous effort in protecting your account. I have seen dozens of these over the past
several years. I can only hope that no
customer of National Bank of
in by the scam. It helped that the usual
mis-typings and mis-spellings expected of these scams were present. I immediately forwarded a copy of the email
to Val, Roy and Ian at NBA suggesting they get an urgent notice to the police
and the public using all media.
Wikipedia explains
that in the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally
fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as
usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy
entity in an electronic communication. Communications
purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment
processors or IT administrators are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting
public. Phishing is typically carried
out by e-mail or instant messaging, and it often directs users to enter details
at a fake website whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate
one. Even when using server authentication, it may require tremendous skill to
detect that the website is fake. Phishing is an example of social engineering
techniques used to fool users, and exploits the poor usability of current web
security technologies. Attempts to deal
with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation,
user training, public awareness, and technical security measures.
that in the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally
fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as
usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy
entity in an electronic communication. Communications
purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment
processors or IT administrators are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting
public. Phishing is typically carried
out by e-mail or instant messaging, and it often directs users to enter details
at a fake website whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate
one. Even when using server authentication, it may require tremendous skill to
detect that the website is fake. Phishing is an example of social engineering
techniques used to fool users, and exploits the poor usability of current web
security technologies. Attempts to deal
with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation,
user training, public awareness, and technical security measures.
A phishing technique was
described in detail in 1987, and the first recorded use of the term
"phishing" was made in 1996. The term is a variant of fishing,
probably influenced by phreaking or password harvesting fishing,
and alludes to baits used to "catch" financial information and
passwords.
described in detail in 1987, and the first recorded use of the term
"phishing" was made in 1996. The term is a variant of fishing,
probably influenced by phreaking or password harvesting fishing,
and alludes to baits used to "catch" financial information and
passwords.
The main thing we
have all been taught is DON’T CLICK ON THE LINK. If you check out the ACTUAL address for the
link you will find it takes you to a site that looks exactly like NBA but it is
actually http://thomaspaulpillow.com/main.html. Once you sign onto your account, they have your logon info. If
you already signed on, better check with the bank or put a hold on your
account.
have all been taught is DON’T CLICK ON THE LINK. If you check out the ACTUAL address for the
link you will find it takes you to a site that looks exactly like NBA but it is
actually http://thomaspaulpillow.com/main.html. Once you sign onto your account, they have your logon info. If
you already signed on, better check with the bank or put a hold on your
account.
Hopefully, no one in Anguilla who received this, and I am sure I am not the
only one, was tricked.
only one, was tricked.
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