To highlight the increased crime during the holidays, security company McAfee has come up with the "12 Scams of Christmas" ranging from bogus electronic greeting cards that deliver malware instead of cheer to fake charities that steal your money and your identity which are posted Larry Magid's
CNET blog.
The 12 Scams of Christmas
(sung to the tune "The 12 Days of Christmas")
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Twelve malware hackers
Eleven e-mail bank scams
Ten passwords stolen
Nine auction site frauds
Eight fake "at home jobs"
Seven holiday lyric sites
Six unsecured wireless shopping sessions
Five fake Cartiers
Four holiday e-cards
Three email friend requests
Two bogus invoices
And a charitable phishing scam...
To highlight the increased crime during the holidays, security company McAfee has come up with the "12 Scams of Christmas" ranging from bogus electronic greeting cards that deliver malware instead of cheer to fake charities that steal your money and your identity which are posted Larry Magid's CNET blog.
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