http://www.vnu.co.uk/vnunet/news/2230518/federal-reserve-spam-attack By Shaun Nichols in San Francisco vnunet.com 14 Nov 2008 Security officials are warning users of a clever new phishing scam arriving in emails purporting to come from the US Federal Reserve. The US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) said that the spammed messages direct users to a web page which warns of a new phishing scam targeting users. The message contains a fake Federal Reserve letterhead and warns users in typically broken English that a "large-scales phishing attack started and has been still lasting". In addition to the shoddy grammar, the messages are identifiable in their attempt to lure victims to an outside URL. [...] ______________________________________________ Visit the InfoSec News Security Bookstore Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.orgReceived on Mon Nov 17 2008 - 01:01:05 PST
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