Saturday, July 24, 2010

Getting Hacked

My brother just received an email from his friend who allegedly got robbed and got stuck in London. With all this money, tickets and documents gone, he had nowhere to go and is asking some assitance from his friends.

Does that email sound familiar to you? A lot of people have been victimized by this fraud email in which a hacker was able to retrieve the password and details of the owner of that email. The hacker then sends email to everyone in the contact list 'asks for help' and request for money through Western union. I'm sure a lot of people can get victimized especially those friends who are very concerned with the real owner of the email.

All these fraud is very common these days that one has to be very careful and vigilant in every situation. Lately, I've even heard of credit reporting company which illegally sold confidential credit information to target marketing companies in the United States between the years 1987 and 2000. If you've heard of TransUnion and have applied for credit during those dates, you can check out the TransUnion Lawsuit site and see more information.

1 comment:

grace said...

nice lagi ur lay-out..join na my contest.hehehe

 

Designed by Simply Fabulous Blogger Templates