I just heard about a Twitter Scam. I guess it comes via e-mail and sends you to a site that looks like Twitter... but it isn't. You are asked to sign in, so when you do, this site obtains your username and password!
I took a screen shot of what it looks like. (Notice the URL.)
If you didn't know this already, this is an example of phishing. Here is a video on phishing from the site called Common Craft: (It is worth a watch!)
This is another reason why I am glad that I use Google Chrome. When I tried to go to the site so I could get the screen shot, Chrome stopped me. This is what i saw:
I learned about this particular scam through Free Technology for Teachers.
I took a screen shot of what it looks like. (Notice the URL.)
(click the image to see larger version)
This is another reason why I am glad that I use Google Chrome. When I tried to go to the site so I could get the screen shot, Chrome stopped me. This is what i saw:
I learned about this particular scam through Free Technology for Teachers.
Thanks for the heads-up on this scam. Much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteNot a problem! I saw it somewhere else, and wanted to pass it along!
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