phishers

After doing some research, you learn that you could be a victim of "keystroke loggers" in Eastern Europe, "phishers" in Canada, a rogue call center employee in the Philippines, or just a plain, old-fashioned fraudulent business that could be located anywhere in the world.

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These are often sent by "phishers" who are also hackers, scammers, identity theft criminals or spammers.

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The bad guys, or "phishers", create an email that looks VERY much like an official email from some important entity, like eBay, MSN, Paypal, or perhaps a bank.

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The "phishers" then take that information and use it for criminal purposes, such as identity theft and fraud.

USDOJ: OPA Home Page 2009

The "phishers" then use the information to commit identity theft, a type of criminal activity that can include creating false bank accounts, maxing out credit cards and taking out loans in the victim's name.

Penn State Live 2009

Even 'phishers' have now got in on the game, taking their scams to these social networking communities.

Qwaider Planet 2008

Our main problem is the virus writers, the bot authors, the spammers and the phishers.

Get savvy! And get free Internet Security! 2010

Our main problem is the virus writers, the bot authors, the spammers and the phishers.

Get savvy! And get free Internet Security! 2010

Contrary to what we witnessed in the first half of this year, phishers came back with a vengeance in the third quarter, says IBM researcher Holly Stewart.

Pharmacy scam accounts for 70% of spam in September 2009

That's the Internet of 2011: along with all of the good things it brings, online criminals, hackers and "phishers" are finding increasingly sophisticated ways to hijack Facebook accounts.

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