It was only a matter of time. I’ve started receiving phishing messages that look like LinkedIn connection requests. So far the text has been identical. Note that the person who wants to connect (Mark Andronas) does not match the signature block (Neal Collins, Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development at Payroll Processing, Greater Chicago Area). [...]
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It’s not unusual to get phishing scams in the form of lottery “winnings” or that appear to come from legitimate businesses or nonprofits (see the Habitat for Humanity job offer scam). But this scam is more creative than most. It arrives as a nice-looking 4-page PDF attachment from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate [...]
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I received the following phishing email today. It’s a variation on the “your email inbox is too large” scam I posted in June. It plays on Habitat’s name, Haiti relief, and pure greed — it claims you can earn big tax-free commissions as a fundraiser. There are so many things wrong with this pitch. Fundraising [...]
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