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Fishing for Phishers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-think-about dept.

mleachpdx writes "This blog entry probes into the details of an online banking phishing scam and suggests some fraud deterrence and detection measures."

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  1. More Info Available here by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

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  2. Solution: You authorise the bank first by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    When you sign up, the bank asks you for your 'personalised code', and that will be displayed in every email you recieve from the bank.

    If you dont see that code in your email, or it's wrong, you know its fraudulent.

  3. ways to prevent online fraud? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    why not give consumers one time access (through pads)?
    This is done in Japan and works well there. Maybe consumers here would lose their card? The card isnt electronic its just card with pin numbers that you scratch off each time you use the PIN number.

    Banks should STRONGLY educate consumers to never expect emails from the bank that contain links.

  4. check out antiphishing.org by enbody · · Score: 5, Informative

    Check out antiphising.org

  5. The problem is much larger than just banks. by daperdan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I work for a company that attempts to protect its customers from this kind of fraud. We monitor domain registrations to locate potential phishing scams. It's interesting to see that it's not only banks that are hit with this kind of scam. These guys will set up an entire shopping cart taking credit cards that mimick an online store like Dell. It's a pretty interesting scam that only seems to be gaining popularity.

    It's not a major concern in the 3rd world so these guys have no reason to stop. We've seen scams like this based out of Russia, Brazil, China, and several African countries. It will be interesting to see how this all pans out.