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Man Is Sentenced in Phishing Fraud
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:43:56 -0500
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051101/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_phishing PRESTON, England - A British man was sentenced to four years in jail Tuesday for masterminding a "phishing" fraud which stole identities and bank details from customers of the eBay auction site. Prosecutors said David Levi, 29, of Lytham, England, led a six-man gang that stole nearly 200,000 pounds (US$360,000) from more than 160 people. They sent e-mails to eBay customers, pretending to be from eBay, asking for bank details. Other gang members were sentenced to jail terms ranging from six months to two years. ... _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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