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Old October 16th, 2004, 08:02 AM
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Phishing websites breed like rabbits

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10...hishing_sites/

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By Robin Lettice
Published Monday 11th October 2004 16:34Â_GMT

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Websense's research also shows that a new type of phishing website has emerged. These do not imitate established companies, but pretend to be an entirely new company, offering products or services over the internet.

Accordingly, Websense advises punters to watch out for the following:
  • Fraudulent pharmacy, banks, mortgage and loan websites. These are reckoned to be the most popular scam portals.
  • Sites lacking proper contact info. Most scam websites have fake contact
  • information, don't have contact information (except occasional email), or the sites are out of service.
  • Short life: Fraud-based websites survive an average of 8.5 days - longer than phishing sites but a good indicator of nefarious activity.
  • Where's the site based? The majority of fraud-based websites are hosted outside the USA.
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