For the past week or two I am receiving e-mails that I am sure is a phishing scam that I want to worn you about. A phishing scam is an e-mail that pretends to be something else that through some means tries to get you to reveal certain personal information that can lead to an identity theft. eBay continues to have problems with this. So does PayPal as well as most major banks.

This new approach is different though. The e-mails look like you have signed up for some web-site and it is asking you to confirm your free membership. Here’s one example I just received (with details blanked out so you can’t go to a bogus site.) My recommendation is DO NOT register with these sites. Unless it is a site you asked to register with, we have registration to receive information for example, do not register.

From: Funny-Files

To:

Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:29 PM

Subject: Secure Registration

New Member,

Welcome To Funny-Files.

Member Number: 34913845398214
Temorary Login: userabcd
Your Password ID: wxyz

This Login Info will expire in 24 hours. Please Change it.

Click on the secure link or paste it to your browser: Funny-Files (this is a hidden web-link in the original e-mail.)

Thank You,
Confirmation Dept.
Funny-Files