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Protecting Yourself From "Vishing" Attacks
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Posted by Donster on: 2009-05-19 15:56:20 271
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By Marguerite Reardon @ CNET News
You might have heard about online "phishing" scams designed to steal money from unsuspecting Web users, but now criminals are using another type of scam called "vishing" to commit the same crimes.
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission filed lawsuits against two telemarketing firms in Florida and a company claiming to sell extended automobile warranties for violating the Do Not Call registry and fraud for selling bogus warranties for between $2,000 and $3,000 a pop. Since 2007, the companies supposedly made 1 billion calls and generated more than $10 billion.
These companies likely used spoofed caller ID numbers to hide their identities from consumers and law enforcement authorities.
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Vot iz vishing?: The term "vishing" is a socially engineered technique for stealing information or money from consumers using the telephone network. The term comes from combining "voice" with "phishing," which are online scams that get people to give up personal information.
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