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Business tycoon, the late Kerry Packer, is the subject of an unsolicited email that is attempting to dupe vulnerable Australian’s into transferring personal funds to overseas scammers. Unknown phishers are using a widely recognised name, AOL, to disguise a false eBay sign-in site, according to the security research team at Fortinet. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning internet users of spam emails claiming to come from internet hit men. The FBI has indicated a California man for an ingenious scam that bilked US$50,000 -- a few pennies at a time -- from online brokerage companies E*trade and Schwab.com. A ‘Nigerian letter’ scam has won this year’s annual ASIC ‘Pie in the Sky’ award for the most outrageous offer that was too good to be true. Spammers have pounced on rising petrol prices in the US by offering bogus fuel discounts. Another phishing email claiming to be from the Australian Tax Office (ATO) is circulating through inboxes under the guise of offering a tax refund. As might be expected, email users are beginning to see the first stages of what is expected to be a major phishing attack capitalising on the populace's eager expectation of IRS refund checks, as well as the Bush administration's economic stimulus payment distribution, scheduled to begin May 2. Customers of Google AdWords have been targeted in a phishing scam urging recipients to re-activate their accounts, according to security vendor Marshal. ANZ bank's customers are being targeted in a new hoax email campaign that attempts to steal online banking login information, the bank has warned. A teenager has pleaded guilty to running a botnet of 1.3 million PCs from his home in New Zealand.. The FBI has issued a warning to the public following a deluge of spam emails purporting to be from the agency.. iiNet, Australia’s third largest ISP, is warning users to be aware of a hoax email purporting to be from the internet provider’s support department and requesting the disclosure of passwords. Redmond allegedly squeezed out Mandriva in educational laptop sale. In light of the fake Olympic ticket scam the Federal Police together with the Bankers' Association is warning internet users of a another popular internet swindle. Three men pleaded guilty this week in New York to running get-rich-quick spam schemes - including a scam where one of the men claimed to have terminal throat cancer - targeting email users. A warning to Commonwealth Bank customers posted this week on the bank’s website is urging online customers to be aware of a savvy phishing scam requesting personal details. Spammers, hoping to score thousands of dollars after ditching the stock they've flimflammed targets into purchasing, are inundating email boxes with one of the largest pump-and-dump scams in history. Computer Crime Squad Detectives in Perth have arrested a 29 year-old Nigerian man for his alleged involvement with an international online crime syndicate which media reports claim has defrauded its victims of $1 million.
A widespread pump-and-dump scam has caused spam levels to soar by almost a third, according to security vendor Sophos.