I wrote about the potential of scams around the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria last week: Earthquake = Scams – Smart Thinking Solutions Now the BBC has a report that looks at the scams that are happening: Scammers profit from Turkey-Syria earthquake – BBC News These people know no …
Earthquake = Scams
There has been a terrible series of earthquakes in Syria and Turkey – so expect the amount of scam traffic email, texts and websites to leap up in the coming days as the scammers take advantage of people’s suffering and other’s compassion. This article by Johannes Ullrich has some very …
More on the Red Cross phishing scam
Following on from this story: Red Cross spam phishing emails doing the rounds – Smart Thinking Solutions Johannes Ullrich, form the SANS Internet Storm Diary, has more details about the payment methods offered: No Bitcoin – No Problem: Follow Up to Last Weeks Donation Scam – SANS Internet Storm Centre
Red Cross spam phishing emails doing the rounds
SANS is reporting an scam in the wild of phishing emails, supposedly from the Red Cross, asking for donations for Ukrainian. Scam E-Mail Impersonating Red Cross – SANS Internet Storm Centre The author, Johannes, has some advice if you are a legitimate charity: “If you are soliciting funds for charitable …
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