Phishing scam targets MasterCard users
12:57PM
Wednesday April 09, 2008
MasterCard customers are being targeted in a new phishing scam that promises extra security for online purchasing.
SYDNEY - Credit card users should be on their guard as a phishing campaign uses the name of a respected online security system and promises of rewards to steal their details.
SophosLabs specialists say an email claiming to come from the credit card company MasterCard tries to entice victims by promising safer online purchasing.
The experts say the content of the email is unusual as it tries to get MasterCard customers to sign up to SecureCode for extra security protection, and tops it off with a 16 per cent discount offer on future purchases.
Typical phishing campaigns are more likely to ask its targets to confirm their details for system maintenance purposes or similar.
In the "target="new">MasterCard scam users click on a link in the phishing email and are redirected to a site that looks almost identical to the genuine MasterCard site.
The victims are then asked to supply confidential information including card expiry date, date of birth and a three digit security code located on the back of each credit card.
