Phishers come calling on VoIP | CNET News.com
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Cheaply available voice over Internet Protocol numbers and Net calling are helping crooks launch new data-thieving scams, a security company has warned.
In a twist on phishing, fraudsters are now calling their intended victims instead of e-mailing them. The caller hears an automated message that warns of a problem with a bank account, Secure Computing, a maker of security appliances, said in a statement on Monday.
The message includes instructions to call a phone number to resolve the issues. That number connects the caller to a voice response system asking the consumer to enter their 16-digit credit card number, Secure Computing said.
The fraudsters likely use stolen identities to set up a voice-response system and acquire local VoIP phone numbers, according to Secure Computing, which dubbed the new way of scamming “vishing.”
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