For Beth Jones, a senior threat researcher with Sophos, this time of year means an upswing in fraudulent activity online. Between malware authors looking to infect machines, and identity thieves hoping to con consumers out of credit card information, this is the prime month for behavior that qualifies for the naughty list. ...
Here are seven holiday humbugs to avoid.
Holiday scam 1: 'Free iPad giveaway!' ...
Holiday scam 2: Fake gift cards ...
Holiday scam 3: Stripped gift cards ...
Holiday scam 4: 'You're preapproved for this credit card!' ...
Holiday scam 5: Bad e-cards ...
Holiday scam 6: Bad links to holiday sales, job offers, etc. ...
Holiday scam 7: Fake charities.
[Date: 14 December 2010; Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9201118/]
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