McAfee is urging computer users to be wary of offers that look too good to be true this Christmas, after noting that scammers are increasingly using the iPad as a lure to obtain credit card details.
In the spam version of the scam, victims are encouraged to first buy other products in order to get a free iPad, supplying their credit card details in the process. "Victims never receive the iPad or the other items, just the headache of reporting a stolen credit card number," said Dave Marcus, director of security research at McAfee Labs.
A variation of this attack asks victims to supply their mobile phone number, which is then subscribed to a high-cost telecoms service. McAfee also warned of a range of other scams likely to increase in frequency over the coming month. ...
Cyber crooks may also turn to social media to promote fake gift cards, which are nothing more than a hook for consumer information which is often sold to marketers or used for identity theft. [Date: 15 November 2010; Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2273127/cybercrime-scams-ecommerce]
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