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Phishers adapt old scams to exploit bank turmoil

by Marianna Schmudlach Oct 12, 2008 2:51AM PDT

Mergers spawn malicious emails

By John Leyden ? Get more from this author

Posted in Crime, 12th October 2008

Scammers are exploiting meltdown in the banking sector in an attempt to trick users into handing over sensitive financial information.

Phishing emails commonly pose as security checks from a prospective mark's bank. The latest generation of the scam imitates communiques about bank mergers.

More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/12/bank_turmoil_scam_spam_spree/

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