You receive a telephone call from someone purporting to be from your
credit card company. They claim to be from something like the security
and fraud department, and question you about a fake purchase for some
amount close to $500.
When you say that the purchase wasn't yours, they tell you that they're
tracking the fraudsters and that you will receive a credit. They tell
you that the fraudsters are making fake purchases on cards for amounts
just under $500, and that they're on the case.
They know your account number. They know your name and address. They
continue to spin the story, and eventually get you to reveal the three
extra numbers on the back of your card.
That's all they need. They then start charging your card for amounts
just under $500. When you get your bill, you're unlikely to call the
credit card company because you already know that they're on the case
and that you'll receive a credit.
It's a really clever social engineering attack. They have to hit a lot
of cards fast and then disappear, because otherwise they can be
tracked, but I bet they've made a lot of money so far.
[img=right]http://hem.bredband.net/b217293/warsaban.gif[/img] "Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. ... If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. ... If, as they say, God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world?" -Epicurus
Fear is the mother of all gods.
Nature does all things spontaneously, by herself, without the meddling of the gods. -Lucretius
Will have to tell my mother. She usually answers the phone ... when she's home. Good thing I usually say "Blank person isn't home". But will spread to others! ~Jason
I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season."
hunh. thats actually pretty damned clever. though it sucks to be them when they reach a cell with caller ID, if the person is sitting near a computer and decides to do a reverse lookup.
"It's you Americans. There's something about nipples you hate. If this were Germany, we'd be romping around naked on the stage here."
Social engineering is pretty common against old folks and people who are not aware. What you have to remember is if your credit card company calls you then you dont tell them ANYTHING. They have all your info.
I actually had this scam run against me, except they wanted my social security number. Eventually they got tired and gave up after I told them for the 20Th time I do not reveal my Social Security number to stranger on the phone.
If they don't know the entire fucking credit card number, they don't work for the fucking company.
Mayabird is my girlfriend
Justice League:BotM:MM:SDnet City Watch:Cybertron's Finest "Well then, science is bullshit. "
-revprez, with yet another brilliant rebuttal.
But will spread to others! ~Jason
