Latest Phishing Scam - Fake MySpace Login

09:12.44 - Friday 11th August 2006   (Link to This Entry)

The Internet is full of very sad people. As if it wasn't bad enough with phishing attempts to get bank account, PayPal or eBay details these people now have a new target - MySpace.

Over the last couple of days, pedwa2305@yahoo.com has tried to create fake MySpace login pages and used a Free Subdomain to try and fool users into giving up their details.

The login page itself is amateurish and unconvincing and has an advertising banner across the top of the page, but at least one person has emailed me (despite the domain being blocked, so all they see are d04-branded pages) asking to cancel her MySpace account.

Why MySpace? Is this a feeble attempt to hack a certain someone's account or is it part of a much wider phishing attempt? I don't care - the subdomains have been blocked and the account disabled. If anyone else creates one, the same will occur.