BenardCometh Revelations

It seems like the scammers are working extra hard nowadays with the economic uncertainties and stuff. Oh wait, even if there is no economic uncertainties, there would still be scammers. You know, the type that always wants the easy way out. You disagree? Scamming is hard work? Well, IF you say so. Previously its the Maybank Phishing Alert and now its the CIMB's turn. Received an email from fake CIMB Group which is similar with the email received from fake Maybank Group previously trying to get user name, password and the TAC code. By the way, CIMB is a bank based in Malaysia. CIMB Phishing Email How to identify phishing email? Most of it are covered in the Maybank Phishing Alert post. Go have a look if you want to know more. Here, I am going to just show the CIMB Phishing email and how to do a simple inspection thus becoming instant Sherlock Holmes yourself. Elementary my dear Watson. The best is to remain a bit skeptical at all times and as mentioned before, don't log in u...

I received a Maybank2U phishing email trying to get my user name, password and even the TAC code. Not that I have a lot of money inside my bank account. With the money in my bank account, I think it is just enough for you to go and buy some sweets. Yes, that is how poor I am. Heck, take the account if you wanted to but on a second thought, better NOT for security reasons. Now, what is phishing you may ask. Phishing is the illegal deceptive process of trying to get confidential or private information such as the user name, password, financial details by commonly masquerading as established institutions or even trustworthy websites. The most common phishing method is by e-mail which prompts users to click on a fake link that brings the user to a fake website in order to get sensitive or private information. It is surprising that even until now with all those phishing alerts, people are still getting scammed. You now basically know what is phishing, back to the focus of the topic. I...