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Tips to Avoid Tax Season Scams

January 28, 2011 – 7:01 am

By Jeff Horne, Director, Threat Research As tax season rolls around again in the US and UK, it seems like a good time to revisit the perils taxpayers face seemingly every year at around this time. Phishing attacks against taxpayers are already in full swing — not that they haven’t been going continuously since last [...]

By mguthrie09 | Posted in hijack search results, Internet Explorer, Passwords, phishing, Phishing Trojans, social engineering, Threat Research | Tags: CRA, HMRC, IRS, phishing, tax, tax phishing, tax refund, tax scams, tax tips | Comments (1)

Tax-Themed Phishing Scams Cross More National Borders

February 10, 2010 – 4:06 pm

By Andrew Brandt Sometimes, the early bird gets the worm — and not in a good way. People who file their tax returns early are being targeted by a phishing scam that comes with the promise of a big income tax refund. Unlike previous tax-themed scams, which have been based on the stick — fake [...]

By mguthrie09 | Posted in phishing, social engineering, spam | Tags: 820.50 rupees, Abbey, Agence du revenu du Canada, Alliance Leicester, Barclays, Cahoot, Canada Revenue Agency, click on your bank's logo to continue, CRA, Egg, Halifax, HMRC, HSBC, Income tax Department, India, Lloyds TSB, Ministry of Finance, NatWest, phishing, RBS, Tax Refund Online Form, Where's My Refund | Comments (3)

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