Corporations Perpetuating Phishing Scams?
Filed in archive Phishing by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on February 24, 2008

So why are corporations helping to perpetuate phishing scams
? They're not doing it intentionally. They are simply using the same tactics that phishers use: use auto-dialers to call customers telling them to update their credit card information by calling a special 800 number. However, phishers are doing the same thing-setting up legitimate-sounding systems to capture the credit card data and use it for nefarious purposes.Bottom line, folks: don't click on links in emails and don't call numbers given to you over the phone by automated systems. Always go to the website you know and call the number on the back of your card. It's much less dangerous and you're much less likely to be a victim of credit card or identity theft!
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