Online Fraud/Scam (Phishing) E-mails &Websites

For more information, visit our new Fraud/Scam section here:
http://fraud.doshelp.com
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The term 'phishing' is like 'social engineering' because the sender of the message is trying to fool you into disclosing your private information by making you believe they are someone that they are not. Phishing sites look very much like or "exactly" like the target site, often this is enough to get people to believe them, once you provide information to them they've won!  Our anti phishing tactic is to expose these scammers for who they are....cyber-criminals!

The Fraud Victim's Manual
Phishing target Statistics
Banking online? Guard against fraud
Online scams create "Yahoo! millionaires"
Study: US residents at risk for online exploitation
Cyber Extortion Information
Fight back with the Anti-Phishing Toolbar
You can also report Scams below
FBI's New Consumer Protection site lookstoogoodtobetrue.com
Blog about: Phishing Scams
Clever Phishers Dodge Spoofed Site Shutdowns
Jury Duty Scam (identity theft tactic)

Finance Scams

Service Scams Internet Service Providers Misc Scams

 

NOTICES:

I'd like to take this opportunity to appeal to the users who report fraudulent, scam & Phishing e-mails here, as well as the owners/officers of the targeted companies/Institutions listed in this site.

Alot of work goes into collecting, identifying the fraud sites, sharing them with the security/privacy community to assist in making up-to-date protection available for everyone.  Most of all reporting the fraud sites to the ISP's who host them in a genuine effort to get the resource closed as quickly as possible. 

In all the years I have performed this service for the internet public on my own, not once has a person, company or financial institution step up and offer any monetary 'thanks' for efforts to save them or their customers the embarrassment of being defrauded. Today, I'd like to offer that opportunity to anyone who would like to show their appreciation.

Regardless of this message's impact on you, rest assured that I will continue to seek out and shut down these fraudulent sites.

Disclaimer: DoShelp.com is in no way associated or endorsed by the company/institution described on this page. The purpose of this page is to educate consumers using actual fraud letters collected. In addition this page serves as a resource to report suspected fraudulent e-mails/websites targeting this company/institution. That information is then used to contact the hosting ISP and request removal of the material reported. * all Trademarked, copyrighted names, logos and other materials are property of their respective copyright/trademark holders used here only for accurate depiction of fraudulent web sites and/or e-mails.

If you receive any suspicious/questionable e-mails asking for your personal information, please forward them to: Report@doshelp.com. See those examples below.

Forwarding a message is not the same as hitting 'Reply' and changing the address, The forward option in most e-mail software will keep the original message intact so the encoded links can be viewed.

Excellent Reading Material

The Identity Theft Survival Kit: A Complete Guide for Restoring Your Credit and Your Peace of Mind (book, cassettes, and diskette)

Buy Here Buy Here Buy Here Buy Here

Index of ports commonly used by Phishing sites

E-mail Scam Targets Families Of Fallen U.S. Troops

Paid Survey scams vs. Legitimate ones

Various Snake Oil/Illegal device Scams

Fraudulent Popups warning that your computer is under investigation
ADS for Programs offering to stop Messenger spam (You don't need one)!
Cable Descramblers (no they are NOT legal to use!)

E-mails & alerts purportedly from Microsoft (Selling patches??!)

US Criminal Code pertaining to Online Fraud - Any (1) or all of these could be applied and used in prosecution of individuals engaging in Identity theft activities.
18 U.S.C. 1028(a)(7) – Identity Theft
18 U.S.C. 1343 – Wire Fraud
18 U.S.C. 1029 – Credit-card Fraud
18 U.S.C. 1344 – Bank Fraud
18 U.S.C. 1030 (a)(4) – Computer Fraud
18 U.S.C. 1037 – CAN-SPAM Act
18 U.S.C. 1028(a)(5) – Damage to computer systems and files

Additional Sites of Interest

internet-fraud.com - Resource and examples of internet Frauds/scams

A to Z Fraud - THE resource for Fraud!
http://fraud.resourceaid.com - Resource site for everything to do with fraud. Full of newsletters, articles, links and other resources - ALL FREE - in one easy to navigate site to save time and money.
Google Groups - fraud-scams - Discussion and examples of various frauds/scams
Equifax
Experian
TransUnion

IdentityTheft911.com Consumer tips & alerts

Anti-Phishing.org's archive of Online Phishing/Scams
Earthlink "SCAM Blocker"
"The Scam Report"
Scam Safe (Info on identity theft, consumer fraud & personal credit)
MessageLabs 'Phishing Attack' statistics
fraudwatchinternational.com
Phishing information
Help Stop Phishing! Report it today!
Scorpio-Security.com (Security Services to Banking & Financial Industry)
ScamBusters.org
HoaxBusters.org
Internet Fraud Complaint center
snopes.com - Hoaxes & Urban Legends
Download "No Phishing: Protecting Employees from E-mail Fraud" now to learn how your organization can protect itself, and it's employees from phishing scams.
CNN.com - Software giant targets 'phishing' schemes - Mar 31, 2005

Fraud-Aid.com: First aid for fraud victims

Fraud Victim Advocacy - FREE On line Fraud Victim Consulting

Well-Researched Anti-Fraud Education Since 1999

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