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Hopefully we've covered enough tales of phishing woe that you're now cautious of clicking on links and entering in your personal info. We've also talked about the process of whaling, and how modern phishers are getting sneakier with their fake e-mails. Now, though, some are giving up on flooding your e-mail inbox entirely and instead heading for your voicemail inbox.The process has been dubbed 'vishing' (which we don't think rolls off the tongue quite like 'phishing') and often entails a scammer using bogus services to trick the caller ID system on your phones into making you think your bank is calling you. You'll then be redirected to another number and prompted to enter in information like your Social Security Number, bank number, or PIN -- and you can guess what they'll do with that. Some scammers haven't quite given up on e-mail -- they're sending e-mails (instead of phone calls) and then expecting you to dial them up and enter all your personal info!
You'd never do such a thing, though, right? [Source: USA Today]
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Subscribe to commentsCaelenAug 25th 2008 8:47PM
I got a text message that was supposed to be from my service provider, and when i called the number, they asked me to enter the last 4 numbers of my social security number! needless to say, i hung up right after that, but be careful! They get you through texts too
PennyAug 25th 2008 9:41PM
I never answer a call I always let my machine answer if I want to talk I will if I don't know you I delete the message. I just don't trust anyone and my bank doesn;\'t have my cell number/
PENNYAug 25th 2008 9:40PM
Never answer a call I let my machine answer thats why I got it. I don't give cell phone out only to family members.
PamelaAug 25th 2008 9:59PM
We had something similar to that happen in my city in VA recently. It was a Saturday when people started getting calls from banks I guess needing personal info. Well we got one, of course I screen my calls saw it was not my bank and did not answer...But that night it was on the news that this was a fake number and has been disconnected and if you did talk to them to call your bank immediately. For one its Saturday, they do call it bankers hours for a reason!!
John PalazziniAug 25th 2008 10:05PM
Its very very simple. Never, ever, ever, EVER give personal information to someone calling you on ANY telephone. It doesn't matter who caller ID says it is. If its legit, they will give you a call-back number and name of an individual. I've been doing that for years anyway, and I've never had a problem.
jackAug 25th 2008 10:16PM
THERE'S BRAD WITH HIS IMFAMOUS SCANDALS AGAIN. COULD YOU STOP NOW.
infamoustriniAug 26th 2008 8:58AM
the wierdest thing happened the other day,i got a call from someone with with a number short on my caller i.d. (cell) I answered and was some kind of automated thing i just hung up.
KeithAug 25th 2008 11:18PM
Everyone show brad how much you appriciate his crap by clicking on the red minus sign.
TrishAug 26th 2008 1:16AM
Thank you Mike ,,,,for putting that prick (oops..) wicked prick in his place.
gypsygurlAug 26th 2008 1:40AM
Has anyone gottenn an e-mail from the FBI about getting 8million$$ froma nigerian bank? lol the first 2 sentences give it away. its rather funny.
RussellAug 26th 2008 3:13AM
Thats ok wickedwayz ..while your "lagughing at us losers" we losers are having sex with REAL women and the lonley fat guys claming to be women on the net
j woodwardAug 26th 2008 3:57AM
only give personal information to a person right in front of you otherwise tell them no thanks , use your head for something other than a hat-rack. or answer your phone as sgt. whoever with your local police department, working with bunko division.that will stop them .
sandi pancamoAug 26th 2008 4:04AM
wickedwayz: My nephew has super intelegence and uses it for the good of mankind and is handsomely rewarded for it. You are simply a slimy worm who feeds off misfortune of others.
Never answer a call you do not know and keep your computer safe. My first computer had a DOS operating system and I have never been hacked or had a virus. Common sense is all it takes. There is no free lunch so do not answer too good to be true emails either.
NewwiccanwmnAug 26th 2008 5:15AM
Hey Brad want nudity? Go look in the mirror and keep it to yourself you JACKASS!!!!!!
FGAug 26th 2008 5:20AM
Jcorathers you're a complete idiot for following the link!! I hope your computer is toast because you don't deserve it anyway, since you were using it for viewing explicit content...
LuluAug 26th 2008 10:15AM
WickedwayZ... just because you can, doesn't mean you should - and just because we haven't, doesn't mean we couldn't... Figure it out
VeronicaSep 2nd 2008 9:08AM
wickedways......guess what , your name says it all, and you shall have your reward in the end, get it? In the END. You may be having your hey day now, but it always comes to and end doesn't it? BTW, those meals they serve to you sharks in the penitentiary, are sick.....just like you, the shark that is eating it. Go blow yourself. Youre gonna feel kinda funny when the sharks in the penitentiary are going after YOU.