Attempt for spam catching

[mamedesign]

Many web hosting companies are acclaiming of the problematic emails to their customers. The previous times have made phishing in the last times. The social networks and email inbox is full of this crap. Phishing attacks are the main attackers of virus and other malware into the computer systems. They cause issues with financial and other harms. Whether a business is small or huge scale, the attackers are ready to make attacks on the personal databases and company's accounts.

Anyone who spends over a few minutes online even knows about the millions of phishing emails sent per day. There are some unaware people also, who respond to these emails and get into problematic situation by getting trapped by the tacts used by the spammers. These hackers can perform unethical tasks and gain all your personal information, without even letting you know about it.

The specialists are the cyber-spammers. Some of them have used the techniques of purchasing and selling out the credit card numbers and others are selling off the encryption software for moving malware and other attacks on Internet. There are some specialized people in dirty web hosting techniques, in which most of the clients are spammers and phishers.

Spamming originated when internet was invented. Every bad activity moves on with the origination of something new and this is the case with spammers. Some most common scamming targets and scheme techniques are:
? Money from Nigeria: This is a common thing mailed to people. There are no laws in Nigeria and hence, spams are the most from this placed. The organized crime groups are running, which make out the spams to carry forward through years.
? Stuck in a foreign country and needing help. These crooks crack your Facebook or Twitter account, impersonate a friend of yours and ask for money. It is at times very convincing as your friends might think that you really need bucks.
? Orders to update your bank, Paypal or eBay account: The address and source of sender needs to be looked upon correctly. The company from which the details are asked should be legal and there should not be any numerical address associated with it. Even if a little doubt comes in your mind, recheck it and then send the request.
? Requests to change your password: Whether they come from Facebook, MySpace, a bank or even your company's IT department, be sure and then take further steps.
? Requests to open an attachment. Even if it is someone you know, this could be trouble, especially if the attachment ends in .exe or .pif

The people will move towards cyber attacks and the financial transactions would be entirely based on the knowledge of people. It is disheartening to loose money or personal details and the people need to be aware about this fact to get success in dealing with these spammers and their activities.

source : h**p://www.kvchosting.com/hosting-news/531/att ... ching.html
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Mazda Verisa

[Skeithex]

you just got to be smart while moving about the internet. If you stay on good sites, keep money transactions to a low minimum, and keep your self well protected you should remain safe from spam or viruses.

[froggyboy604]

Agreed, I also use WOT (Web of Trust) which is a handy add-on for telling you which sites are safe with opinions from users.