Bogus case Manahattan survey aims to phish money from online lenders.SophosLabs have warned of an email seam seam (sem) a line of union. osteoid seam on the surface of a bone, the narrow region of newly formed organic matrix not yet mineralized. that poses as a survey from Chase Manhattan bank The Chase Manhattan Bank, now part of JPMorgan Chase, was formed by the merger of the Chase National Bank and the Bank of the Manhattan Company in 1955. The bank is headquartered in New York City. . The emails claim that Chase Manhattan's online division is conducting a survey of its users, and will credit the accounts of those who take part with 20 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . However in reality the emails were not sent by the bank, and direct unwary surfers to a bogus website which attempts to steal usernames, passwords and other confidential information Noun 1. confidential information - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" steer, tip, wind, hint, lead from them. Sophos researchers believe that the emails are a variant of the commonly-encountered 'Letter from Nigeria' scams, also known as 419 Advanced Fee Fraud, that fool innocent users into believing that a large amount of money will be transferred into their bank account, but are really designed to steal information about the user's identity and bank account, or demand a 'handling fee' for the money transfer. www.sophos.com |
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