Comments on: Don’t be fooled: IM phishing scams http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:23:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: marche mariell http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-54626 marche mariell Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:48:04 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-54626 We just encountered a new scam. The hacker logged in to my friend's ym account and started chatting as if he is that person. He then ask for favors like buying a load, asking for bank acct, personal details, etc. See story below http://crischell.blogspot.com/2008/04/chat-scam.html Beware, we thought it was really our friend. Acting like our friend, answering personal questions, telling stories... We don't know how the scammer was able to gathered the details. but he sure knew a lot and was able to pretend as him! that's more scary! We just encountered a new scam.
The hacker logged in to my friend’s ym account and started chatting as if he is that person.
He then ask for favors like buying a load, asking for bank acct, personal details, etc.

See story below

http://crischell.blogspot.com/2008/04/chat-scam.html

Beware, we thought it was really our friend. Acting like our friend, answering personal questions, telling stories… We don’t know how the scammer was able to gathered the details. but he sure knew a lot and was able to pretend as him!

that’s more scary!

]]> By: wildapples http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-53060 wildapples Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:35:08 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-53060 keep an eye out for scam person normally uses the ID Kelcey Gordon. has business in Africa and always needs money. keep an eye out for scam person normally uses the ID Kelcey Gordon. has business in Africa and always needs money.

]]> By: mike strickland http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-22137 mike strickland Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:37:51 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-22137 i had the same thing happen to me as kevin avoy, only i just went to the geocities web page from the messenger and i didnt give a password. but still in a few minutes i was signed out! yeah i was tricked. i agree with kevin that yahoo needs to do more to protect thier users. if they know this is happening why cant they do something to prevent it, especially when its thier programs thats being compromised! well it took years for them to do something about the bots in messenger, so i guess this will take even longer! i am just as frustrated as you kevin, your not alone on this issue. mike strickland i had the same thing happen to me as kevin avoy, only i just went to the geocities web page from the messenger and i didnt give a password. but still in a few minutes i was signed out! yeah i was tricked.
i agree with kevin that yahoo needs to do more to protect thier users. if they know this is happening why cant they do something to prevent it, especially when its thier programs thats being compromised!
well it took years for them to do something about the bots in messenger, so i guess this will take even longer!
i am just as frustrated as you kevin, your not alone on this issue.

mike strickland

]]> By: Kevin Avoy http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-4896 Kevin Avoy Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:20:07 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-4896 This exact scam happened to me today, and unfortunately I fell for it. I recieved an IM from a friend asking me to check out a site. I clicked a link and it took me to a geocities site and I needed to enter my yahoo password. This is not unusual and you need to enter password so much on Yahoo sites. I went to lunch and came back and my password had been changed. I contacted Yahoo immediately. Unfortunately Yahoo has been extremely slow to respond. I have tried to get them to close my account, verify my information and then allow me access to my site again. They do not respond to repeated emails to the security site. I have lost faith in Yahoo. If they would have taken the appropriate action quickly, they could have prevented all of my confidential email and contacts from being stolen. I notified them within a half hour of the issue and am still waiting for a response 11 hours later. Yahoo is as much to blame as anyone for not taking this issues more seriously and acting quickly in following up on incidents. Additionally, an email verifying the password change sent to my secondary email account would also have prevented them from stealing my account. Shame on Yahoo for not doing a better job in protecting their users!! Frustrated beyond belief, Kevin Avoy This exact scam happened to me today, and unfortunately I fell for it. I recieved an IM from a friend asking me to check out a site. I clicked a link and it took me to a geocities site and I needed to enter my yahoo password. This is not unusual and you need to enter password so much on Yahoo sites.

I went to lunch and came back and my password had been changed.

I contacted Yahoo immediately. Unfortunately Yahoo has been extremely slow to respond. I have tried to get them to close my account, verify my information and then allow me access to my site again. They do not respond to repeated emails to the security site.

I have lost faith in Yahoo. If they would have taken the appropriate action quickly, they could have prevented all of my confidential email and contacts from being stolen. I notified them within a half hour of the issue and am still waiting for a response 11 hours later.

Yahoo is as much to blame as anyone for not taking this issues more seriously and acting quickly in following up on incidents.

Additionally, an email verifying the password change sent to my secondary email account would also have prevented them from stealing my account.

Shame on Yahoo for not doing a better job in protecting their users!!

Frustrated beyond belief,

Kevin Avoy

]]> By: Kathy Hamilton http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-3593 Kathy Hamilton Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:40:02 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-3593 Great job your doing with yahoo. thanks for making it great for every one. Kathy Hamilton/simikathy.com Great job your doing with yahoo. thanks for making it great for every one.
Kathy Hamilton/simikathy.com

]]> By: ASHOK KOPARDAY http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-3498 ASHOK KOPARDAY Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:12:10 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-3498 Thank you Sarah. I received a mail from top bank in India, which I could identify as phishing. Use of internet in India is growing by leaps and bounds. Safety information as you have provided are important for us. Cheers, Regards, drashok Thank you Sarah.
I received a mail from top bank in India, which I could identify as phishing.

Use of internet in India is growing by leaps and bounds.

Safety information as you have provided are important for us.

Cheers,
Regards,
drashok

]]> By: Someone http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-3478 Someone Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:22:21 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-3478 _.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._ Hi Sarah, I want to share with you some post, from the plugins developers group: --> "Is this best forum to get questions answered? Do any yahoo IM sdk folks frequent this message board at all? My developments at a standstill while I await responses. Thank you, Nitin." _.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._

Hi Sarah,
I want to share with you some post, from the plugins developers group:

–> “Is this best forum to get questions answered?
Do any yahoo IM sdk folks frequent this message board at all? My
developments at a standstill while I await responses.
Thank you,
Nitin.”

]]> By: Build Manager http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-3477 Build Manager Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:08:46 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-3477 Hi, A new Yahoo messenger build is out - Version 8.1.0.249. Q: Why is not published in any official blog ? A: R u kidding me ? Q: Why there is no list of "fixed issues"\"known issues" like in AIM ? A: R u trying to kill me with your jokes ? Hi,
A new Yahoo messenger build is out - Version 8.1.0.249.

Q: Why is not published in any official blog ?
A: R u kidding me ?

Q: Why there is no list of “fixed issues”\”known issues” like in AIM ?
A: R u trying to kill me with your jokes ?

]]> By: Kevin http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-3466 Kevin Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:55:58 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-3466 Hello! I do not know exactly where to take this to, so I figured this should be a pretty good start. I use a tablet PC at school and I also like to be on-line, maybe chat a bit. But it is not that easy nor fast to use the windows text input utility. Thus, I am forced to use Live Messenger to be able to write messages using the digitizer directly in the IM window. Could you please include handwriting support in this new vista-special release? Hello! I do not know exactly where to take this to, so I figured this should be a pretty good start. I use a tablet PC at school and I also like to be on-line, maybe chat a bit. But it is not that easy nor fast to use the windows text input utility. Thus, I am forced to use Live Messenger to be able to write messages using the digitizer directly in the IM window. Could you please include handwriting support in this new vista-special release?

]]> By: DIn http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-3437 DIn Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:37:57 +0000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2007/03/30/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-im-phishing-scams/#comment-3437 Whrer is your Vista Messenger? Please write about it. Whrer is your Vista Messenger? Please write about it.

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