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Phishing attack use Google Maps, IP addresses to obtain victim location

02.25.07 Posted in Hints and Tips by

Phishers are using Google Maps in a new social engineering attack for committing identity theft.

Customers with Bank of America accounts in the United States and account holders with other financial institutions in Australia and Germany have been targeted by the attacks, according to published reports.

Remember the rule: Your bank or other institution has not, and will never email you asking you to log into something. Any time you get an email from a financial institution asking you to take some sort of action, you should ring them first! (Or better still, just delete the email!)

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