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Bob squinted at the email and began to read:
"Dear eBay User, as part of our security measures, eBay Inc. has developed a security program against fraudulent attempts and account thefts. Therefore, our system requires further account verification…"
Security Measures.  A threat to suspend his account to prevent "fraudulent activity".  The email went on to say that […]

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The online scam technique known as "phishing" is not new. Phishing has plagued Internet users for several years now, but its effectiveness has caused the practice to grow to record levels among online criminals. "Phishing" describes a combination of techniques used by cyber crooks to bait people into revealing sensitive personal […]

The IC3 has increasingly received intelligence of fraudulent schemes misrepresenting FBI agents, officials and/or FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III. The fraudulent e-mails give the appearance of legitimacy due to the usage of pictures of the FBI Director, seal, letterhead, and/or banners. The types of schemes utilizing the names of FBI agents, officials, or the […]

Are you one of many who have received an e-mail, text message, or telephone call, purportedly from your credit card/debit card company directing you to contact a telephone number to re-activate your card due to a security issue? The IC3 has received multiple reports on different variations of this scheme known as "vishing". These attacks […]