SC Magazine reports that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a warning over a phishing scam that claim to be from Foreign Secretary David Miliband.
Rik Ferguson, senior security advisor at Trend Micro, published a warning about the scam, claiming that it is similar to the ldquo;Obama Stimulus Checkrdquo; scam from January this year and offers those hit by the global economic slowdown a chance to benefit from a bogus ldquo;Recession Relief ProgrammeFundrdquo;.
A warning by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office read: ldquo;The email asks recipients for their personal details so that they can receive funds from a fictitious recession relief programme fund. This email is a scam. If you receive this email please report it to your local fraud crime office or visit the Metropolitan Police website for further information.rdquo;
Ferguson said: ldquo;In standard phishing form, the emails ask recipients for personal details in order to benefit from thefictitiousscheme. Once...
Milliband scam
Rik Ferguson, senior security advisor at Trend Micro, published a warning about the scam, claiming that it is similar to the ldquo;Obama Stimulus Checkrdquo; scam from January this year and offers those hit by the global economic slowdown a chance to benefit from a bogus ldquo;Recession Relief ProgrammeFundrdquo;.
A warning by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office read: ldquo;The email asks recipients for their personal details so that they can receive funds from a fictitious recession relief programme fund. This email is a scam. If you receive this email please report it to your local fraud crime office or visit the Metropolitan Police website for further information.rdquo;
Ferguson said: ldquo;In standard phishing form, the emails ask recipients for personal details in order to benefit from thefictitiousscheme. Once...
Milliband scam