Now that PC users have got stern against the recurrent and effectual frauds in the internet world, the normal way of spoofing is falling flat. The internet creeps too are folding their sleeves up to look for new- fangled ways to implement their nefarious plans.
Con artists are moving to a new trick like “Voice phishing”, which sends emails, posing as communications from PayPal or Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, as well instruct users to call a phone number that is consisted with a computerized voice, and demands an account number.
Bettencourt, spokeswoman for the e-commerce site PayPal, says,
PayPal might never make a verification of an account with that information, and rather than ask for phone numbers, email addresses and sometimes a credit card’s last four digits.
Experts suggest that customers must shield themselves against phishing frauds by getting into website addresses into their browser, instead click on given links, and just make a call to the number, which are listed on bank-provided credit cards or statements and in the phone book.
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