US Census Bureau halts Internet 'phishing' scam
An AFP newswire story on Yahoo! News reports:
The U.S. Census Bureau said it was able to shut down a scam using e-mails directing people to a fake website in a bid to collect credit card numbers.
The scam, known in the Internet field as "phishing," began with e-mails offering a five-dollar cash reward to participate in a bogus online "Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005 Survey."
The e-mail included a link that took users to a "spoof" or fake Web page that appeared to be the official Census Bureau Internet site, where they were asked to answer questions and then provide their bank card number and authorization code to receive the reward.
The Census Bureau said the site was shut down Wednesday, within hours of the first reports, and that the FBI was investigating.
posted by Fergie @ 5/19/2005 11:17:00 AM
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