Twitter is a fantastic micro-blogging, networking and powerful business tool. It is fast touching and very easy to follow all the information that is sent to you. But new twitter phishing scam came on the net. It’s not the first scam attempted on Twitter users and is unlikely to be the last.
Screenshot of Twitter page from twitter.com:
Two scam warnings e.g. (1) social networkers, (2) would-be investors emerged this week. You have to visit twitter website www.Twitter.com, where you will be asked one message, “This you?” followed by a link, which is sent via the system to unsuspecting users.
Your account can also be hacked and used to send phishing messages to your contacts. If you accidentally click on the DM link, but do not enter your login details at the login page. It is a FAKE Twitter page trying to harvest your login and password. If you have found phishing massage from your Twitter account then change your password immediately.
You can avoid falling victim by following few staps:
- If you get a message that seems this impersonal then don’t click on the link.
- Make sure you use a different password for Twitter than for other sites (particularly those where you make financial transactions).
- If you want to log in to your account, go straight to Twitter.com, don’t use a login page from a link.
Overseas fraudsters use the names, addresses, and registration numbers of FSA-authorized firms and individuals to sell shares at new investments scam so, the Financial Services Authority has warned about it. In one case, website of a company was copied and false email address, and phone number were added.
The individual share buyers should be suspicious of any unsolicited call or email from an authorized firm, in which they are not customers said by FSA. Following are some steps to catch fraudsters:
- Ask for the contact details of the person calling you;
- Check the firm or individual’s status on the FSA register firm; and
- Call the firm back on the switchboard number provided on the FSA register to make sure that the call came from the lawful authorized firm.
If anybody has been connected by this mistrustful firm or has any doubts about this then call the FSA as soon as on 0300 500 5000 or reporting it online to FSA.
Security expert Graham Cluley has a video on his blog warning about the attack, the video is given below,
Twitter phishing attack demonstrated video (YouTube):
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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