Subject: please see the attachment
Sender (fake): Internal Revenue Service [nonereply@irs.gov]
Message: Please see the attachment make sure you fill all the columns and send fax to: +1-646-308-1145.
This type of phishing has been around for a while, but it’s the first time I’ve received a message like this - maybe I’ve just been lucky, because I know my address is all over spammer databases
This is so-called offline phishing; the bad guys don’t even go to the trouble of making a fake site, but just ask you to fax through all your details. Using a fax number gives an additional aura of credibility to the whole thing – most people have heard of phishing sites, but a lot of them won’t have heard of phishing by fax. And the combination of a government department and a fax number fits perfectly with the perception that public institutions are more than a bit behind the times.
With that info,
Safer Surfing!
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