AlanHo Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Latest scamCalled Vishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 From the article referred to:"Common sense is the first line of protection," said Mr Henry. "Anyone who is called by a bank should take the appropriate steps to protect their personal information and their bank account."Unfortunately, far too many people are dazzled by "officialdom" and as soon as anything out of the ordinary happens, especially apparently connected with the law or business, they go into robotic "I must obey" mode and carry out any instructions given, no matter how bizarre. Remember all those TV programmes where people carried out some of the most ridiculous actions just because it was requested by an "official". Programmes like Candid Camera, that awful Jeremy Beadle's efforts and such like.This may seem a bit harsh but people taken in by these scams perhaps ought not to be in charge of their own affairs, especially money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozofdeath Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Social engineering :0 Not a surprise, theres still some idiots out there. good info to know though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 I'm with pops on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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