Identity thieves are out there, waiting to use your own computer to steal your identity from you. Fight back against cyber crime and don't let them take advantage of you. It's time to take your online security into your own hands. It is my hope that by sharing my own experiences with identity thieves and other online predators trying to get my information I will help someone else learn to spot such underhanded tactics before they are taken advantage of.






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Fishing for information



I was emptying out junk mail today since some bastard automated program decided my domain name (not this one) made a great one to send bulk spam notes from. In the process of deleting things I got to deleting older stuff I had not got around to and I found this little bit of stupidity nestled down in the old messages.


Subject: FUND RELEASE.

FUND RELEASE.

Attn:Sir/Ma,

We the international Remittance Department of Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) Duly contacted you in respect of transfering of your fund to you.

Meanwhile,you are hearby advised to Re-confirm your full banking details to enable us facilitate the transfer of your fund to you between the next 48 Banking hours ok.

BELOW ARE DETAILS NEEDED.

1) Account Name:

2) Account Number:

3) swift Code:

4) Name of Bank:

5) Contact address of Bank:

6) Expected Amount:

N.B As soon as your banking details has been confirmed by us your fund shall be transfered to you immediately ok.

Waiting for your Banking details.

Thanks.

Head of Remittance Dept.


Yeah, like I am just going to send you all my information and let you empty out my bank account and get a new identity courtesy of me. No way dude!

Just delete these kinds of mass e-mailed things people, they’re just fishing for information and looking for people they can rip off.