We’ve all heard of phishing scams. There are numerous attempts everyday to get you to give up your personal information. And I received one recently. Sadly, it went to my inbox. But before I mark it spam and send it on its way, I want to share it with you. Here is screenshot of the offending email from my inbox:

I would like to draw your attention to a few things that tip me off that this is, in fact, a phishing scam. First of all, the return email address is “account”, and it it goes to a European site. While …read more

You’ve got cash      

Greetings from moneybookers.com! We would like to inform you that you have received a payment from merchatrade3@merctrade.com.

Payment details

Amount: USD 320.00
ID: 95229846
Subject: withdraw complete
Note: Click here to accept this payment

Your money is waiting for you in your Moneybookers account.Use this link to accept payment- www.moneybookers.com.We hope you enjoy your cash.
This is what arrived in my mail box today. I went on-line because I thought it was from someone who was paying me today, and  logged on. No cash!
So sooner or later everyone gets scamed, as Google tells you! The site is identical. Moneybookers  should have a secure lock image like yahoo does.
Anyone else here …read more

The FSA reports that the UK financial services sector has experienced an 8000% increase in phishing scams in the past two years.