PHISHING-NEWS
'Bank of Cascades' phishing scammers making calls (KTVZ Bend)
8 Mar 2010 at 11:28pmOregon attorney general's consumer fraud hotline gets surge of calls about automated calls purporting to be from Bank of the Cascades - a 'phishing' scam callers should ignore and provide no personal info to.
'Phishing scam' targets Bank of Cascades clients (The Oregonian)
9 Mar 2010 at 1:37amThe Oregon Justice Department received more than 20 complaints Monday from people who say the caller asks them to verify their bank account numbers.
AG Warns of Bank Phishing Scam (KEZI 9 Eugene)
9 Mar 2010 at 12:08amOregon Department of Justice received a surge of complaints Monday about telephone calls from an entity claiming to be from the Bank of the Cascades. read more
AG Warns of Bank of the Cascades Phishing Scam (KEZI 9 Eugene)
8 Mar 2010 at 11:09pmAnyone who thinks they have been approached by a scammer should call the Oregon Department of Justice Consumer Hotline at 1-877-877-9392. read more
Lee residents concerned about multiple "Phishing" phone calls (Fort Myers Bea...
8 Mar 2010 at 2:41pm"phishing" for credit and debit card information. BE WARNED. THIS IS A SCAM.
PBS warns against phishing (The Copenhagen Post)
8 Mar 2010 at 11:01amEmail scammers claiming to be representing the electronic payment service PBS have targeted hundreds of Danish customers in recent days. The emails state the security systems have found problems with the customer?s bank account and ask them to fill in a form detailing their name and account number.
Bank of the Cascades Scam Alert (Skanner)
8 Mar 2010 at 10:12pmThe Oregon Department of Justice Consumer Hotline today reported a spike in complaints about telephone calls claiming to be from the Bank of the Cascades. The caller tells consumers that their bank records have been compromised and that they need to verify the consumer?s bank account number.
Scam alert issued: Watch out for 'phishing' phone calls (Lehigh Acres Citizen)
7 Mar 2010 at 3:24pmthe last days regarding residents receiving automated phone calls "phishing" for credit and debit card information. The Sheriff's Office says: Be warned. This is a scam.
Practical money skills: Identity thieves? latest scams (Daily Local News)
9 Mar 2010 at 1:00pmIf the financial consequences weren?t so damaging, you might almost find humor in how identity theft has butchered the English language in recent years. ?Phishing,? ?pharming? and ?vishing? are just a few ways criminals access personal information they?ll use to open illicit accounts, rent apartm...
'Phishing phone calls' reported in Lee County (NBC 2 Fort Myers)
6 Mar 2010 at 5:17amThe Sheriff's fraud line has been ringing off since Thursday from victims of what's being called "phishing phone calls."
