[kwlug-disc] Password scam

[Jason Locklin]

A better rule-of-thumb is to never click the links. Just open a browser
and type in, or use your bookmark to load the site. The policy of banks
should be that "we will never send you links to our login page. Don't
click on links in emails supposedly from us."

I do the same thing with phone calls. I have received calls from
"Mastercard" etc., and the first thing they want to do is "confirm my
information." Umm.. you called me, let's verify you first. I just hang
up and call the number on the back of the card.

On 14-10-22 03:53 PM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> Those are known (at least the TD bank one) as "phishing" scams.  I get
> them quite often.  I teach my wife and daughter to always look at the
> link's URL before they click.
> 
> And also to consider the fact that we don't bank at TD!
> 
> 
> On 22 October 2014 15:32, William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca
> <mailto:opengeometry at yahoo.ca>> wrote:
> 
>     This is one of better scam I've seen.  It redirects you to a page to get
>     you to "sign" in, thus collecting your email address and password.
> 
>     The best scam (which someone fell for) was exact duplicate of TD Bank's
>     site.  Looking at the page, you wouldn't suspect at all, especially if
>     you were busy, forgot to sign off, or left computer for awhile.
>     --
>     William
> 
>     ----- Forwarded message from David Sukhdeo <davidsukhdeo at gmail.com
>     <mailto:davidsukhdeo at gmail.com>> -----
> 
>     Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:54:27 -0700
>     From: David Sukhdeo <davidsukhdeo at gmail.com
>     <mailto:davidsukhdeo at gmail.com>>
>     Subject: Important files
>     To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
>     Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
>     boundary=089e0160aed826b9a80506077a8c
> 
>     There are some interesting Documents I think you may feel interested
>     in. I
>     tried to upload and attached them yesterday
>     but I am not really sure you received it. so I uploaded it through the
>     Google Uploader.
>     you can click on this link to redirect you to view the document.  *Click
>     here <http://megabrokerviviendas.com.ar/viewline/>* and sign in to
>     be able
>     to access the files.
> 
>     Regards.
> 
>     David
> 
>     ----- End forwarded message -----
> 
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