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Did you know? / Examples of malwareFraudsters have sent email messages offering an exceptionally well-paid job, working only a few hours a day. The message also includes a link that when clicked, accesses the spoofed website.
What these criminals are really looking for is a “mule”, that is, someone to launder stolen money in exchange for a commission. To do this, the fraudsters deposit money in the “mule's” bank account and the “mule" must send it to certain addresses specified by the fraudsters.
By doing this, the “mule" not only launders the stolen money but also acts as a scapegoat, who the authorities will go after when the theft is discovered.
This web page seemed to have come directly from eBay. It aimed to steal confidential user data. To do this, it included a link that when clicked, accessed a spoofed web page that was almost identical to the original page. In this way, the user, thinking that they were in a trusted site, entered the requested information, which was really falling into the hands of the fraudster.
There was a phishing attack that consisted of a spoofed email message that seemed to have been sent from eBay and whose clients it aimed to deceive. This message contained links that accessed one or various web pages that replicated all or part of the image and functions of the company, in which the recipients were expected to enter their personal details.
These delinquents created a web page for an alleged NGO committed to helping children and spoofed the website of a real NGO to achieve their aim, which was to steal money.
There was a phishing attack that consisted of a spoofed email message that seemed to have been sent from a bank, and whose clients it aimed to deceive. This message contained links that accessed one or various web pages that replicated all or part of the image and functions of the company, in which recipients were expected to enter their personal details.
There was a phishing attack that consisted of a spoofed email message that seemed to have been sent from a bank, and whose clients it aimed to deceive. This message contained links that accessed one or various web pages that replicated all or part of the image and functions of the company, in which recipients were expected to enter their personal details.
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