Have VoIP ( internet phone)? Beware of VISHING!

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  • MilDoc

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    Have VoIP ( internet phone)? Beware of VISHING!

    http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...-the-rise.html

    Victims either receive a VoIP call from, or are instructed via email, to place a call to an ostensibly legitimate institution requesting personal, sensitive information. VoIP allows caller ID spoofing.

    Watch out!
  • BobSch
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    • Aug 2004
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    • BT3100

    #2
    Originally posted by MilDoc
    http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...-the-rise.html

    Victims either receive a VoIP call from, or are instructed via email, to place a call to an ostensibly legitimate institution requesting personal, sensitive information. VoIP allows caller ID spoofing.

    Watch out!
    Basic personal safety: Never, never, NEVER give out personal info over the phone.

    Unfortunately, people keep falling for the fast talkers and their oh-so reasonable sounding lines.
    Bob

    Bad decisions make good stories.

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    • cwithboat
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      • Jan 2008
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      #3
      The whole thing (thief over the internet) really burns me. At least with a pickpocket you can break a finger or two.
      regards,
      Charlie
      A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
      Rudyard Kipling

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