Comment Re:if it's done well, and some are (Score 1) 317
The latest attacks I've seen include a phone number instead of a URL. The first one I got was very convincing, particularly if you skim emails from banks, etc. It had a 1-888 number to call. It told me my account had some suspicious activity (from a bank that has put me on hold for some of my own online activity) at a time I was traveling. It was about 99% convincing. I went to the bank's site and used *that* tollfree number to confirm it was bogus.
I then called the 888 number just to see what it was, and it was a very convincing recording asking me to enter my 16-digit credit card number. It sounded very much like my actual bank.
I've now received at least a dozen of these from supposedly different banks, so it appears to be on the rise.
I then called the 888 number just to see what it was, and it was a very convincing recording asking me to enter my 16-digit credit card number. It sounded very much like my actual bank.
I've now received at least a dozen of these from supposedly different banks, so it appears to be on the rise.
