After a quiet few days, the phishers are at it again. The first one from today was easy to identify because it came from a London bank:<\/p>\n
Our Valued Account Holder,<\/p>\n
Lloyds TSB Bank technical services department is carrying
\nout a scheduled software upgrade to improve the quality of
\nservices for the online banking customers.<\/p>\n
Please click here to proceed.<\/p>\n
Regards,
\nLloyds TSB Online Banking.<\/p>\n
The second one preys upon the panic reflex of a person who thinks that their credit card information has been stolen and used to buy airline tickets. Clicking on the link leads you to a page where it will ask you for personal information.<\/p>\n
Dear Customer,<\/p>\n
Your credit card has been successfully processed.<\/p>\n
FLIGHT NUMBER DT9801298017US
\nELECTRONIC 9801298017
\nDATE & TIME \/ AUG 24, 2013, 13:45
\nARRIVING \/ Washington
\nTOTAL PRICE \/ 501.33 USD<\/p>\n
Please download and print your ticket from the following URL :
\nhttps:\/\/www.delta.com\/flifo\/servlet\/DeltaDLTicket?airline_code=DL&flight_number=DT9801298017US&order_date=08\/21\/2013&request=main<\/p>\n
For more information regarding your order, contact us by visiting :
\nhttps:\/\/www.delta.com\/content\/www\/en_US\/support\/talk-to-us.html<\/p>\n
Thank you
\nDelta Airlines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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