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+-   Scammers ride the Gustav wave-> on Monday September 01 2008, @05:34PM ruphus13

Submitted by ruphus13 on Monday September 01 2008, @05:34PM
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ruphus13 writes "Hoping to reap rewards from the misery in Gustav's wake, online scammers have been getting busy setting up phishing attacks and other scams. According to the article, "Nearly 100 domains related to Hurricane Gustav have been registered in the past 48 hours, security experts said Sunday, some of which may be used by bogus charity and relief scams after the storm strikes the U.S. Gulf Coast. According to television station KTAL in Shreveport, La., the office of Louisiana's Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has warned residents of Gustav phishing attacks already in progress. "..."numerous domains containing the word "gustav," "charity," "hurricane," and "relief" had been recently registered.". While not all domains were malicious in intent, several of them were listed on eBay for sale. Donors beware — a$$holes abound..."
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