Diamondsmum
February 12th, 2009, 09:24 AM
Just thought id post this for a heads up.
Regional News
February 09, 2009 01:47 PM
Royal Canadian Mounted Police warn of a new scam known as Vishing or Voice Phishing that is linked to Voice over Internet Protocal (VoIP) phone systems.
There have been complaints of people on VoIP phones receiving a pre-recorded phone message urging them to phone another telephone number for an urgent matter, according to the RCMP.
When the victims phone the new number, they are directed to punch in personal information.
Criminals capture the key tones and convert them back to numerical format.
Another alternative involves the victim receiving a phishing e-mail directing them to a VoIP phone number.
Usually, the calls are either upsetting or exciting in nature, demand immediate response and are not personalized, police said.
These criminals are after the three-digit number on the signature panel of your credit card, PIN, social insurance number, date of birth, bank account numbers or passport numbers, police said.
The best crime prevention is to be suspicious of unsolicited communication, never provide personal information in these incidents and don’t rely solely on your caller ID, police said.
http://www.yorkregion.com/article/87796
Regional News
February 09, 2009 01:47 PM
Royal Canadian Mounted Police warn of a new scam known as Vishing or Voice Phishing that is linked to Voice over Internet Protocal (VoIP) phone systems.
There have been complaints of people on VoIP phones receiving a pre-recorded phone message urging them to phone another telephone number for an urgent matter, according to the RCMP.
When the victims phone the new number, they are directed to punch in personal information.
Criminals capture the key tones and convert them back to numerical format.
Another alternative involves the victim receiving a phishing e-mail directing them to a VoIP phone number.
Usually, the calls are either upsetting or exciting in nature, demand immediate response and are not personalized, police said.
These criminals are after the three-digit number on the signature panel of your credit card, PIN, social insurance number, date of birth, bank account numbers or passport numbers, police said.
The best crime prevention is to be suspicious of unsolicited communication, never provide personal information in these incidents and don’t rely solely on your caller ID, police said.
http://www.yorkregion.com/article/87796