I found this section of the lecture particularly interesting, because my husband was recently scammed/spammed.Yesterday, I noticed three strange charges on our banking account. As it turns out, these were charges from two different companies who specialize in selling cyber dollars. This scammer found my husband's debt card number, expiration date, and code on the back of his card. We are not sure what site his information was stolen from. He uses Paypal and various other sites to buy products, so who knows where they obtained his information.
We spoke with both companies about the scam, and they both agreed to reverse the charges. One of the companies told us that they receive about 100 orders a day and 2 of those orders are scams. It is really scary to realize how quickly these unethical "black hat" scammers can steel people's private information. In the future, we will definitely be more diligent to protect our online privacy.
I found a couple of good articles on the subject.
Cyber security: Beyond black and white
New scam with a taste of old con
Oops. Not a pleasant experience. I hope you never have to experience that again.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Yes, it was the first time and hopefully the last. We have learned our lesson to not use our debt cards for online transactions.
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