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The real story on the Macy’s gift card

by Trench on November 11th, 2007

Phishers Infiltrate MySpace With Gift Card Scheme:
I’m sure you’ve seen those comments that some people leave on MySpace promising a Macy’s Gift card. I just delete those comments but apparently some people are falling for it and are getting phished for their personal info.

The spam scam involves users unknowingly sending their MySpace friends e-mails and posting comments on their profiles that plug a ploy for the supposedly free gift card that they’ll never actually see, touch or spend.

Members fall into the phishing net by clicking on a provided link in the posting, which in some cases comes in the form of what looks like a video featuring a scantily-clad young woman. After clicking on the link, the member is taken to a faux MySpace login page where the user is asked to re-enter his or her username and password. That information, however, is actually being sent to the “phisher,” a third party illegally acquiring the member’s personal information.

This is right up there with “the hot girl really doesn’t want you” principle. You can’t get a free Macy’s gift card on MySpace.

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