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10 Olympics-Themed Phishing Scams To Avoid At All Costs

By Ken Presti CRN
4:00 PM ET Fri. Aug. 03, 2012
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Equestrian Ring Stewards

This scam is in the form of a letter or email that tells the recipient that they had been shortlisted to be a ring steward for the Olympic Games. The message informs the recipient that they will be contacted again in due course if the recipient is selected to be a ring steward and purports to be sent from a given individual. Recipients are asked to call a phone number for additional details, whereupon they are asked to disclose sensitive, personal information. Sounds like a lot of horse ... oh never mind!

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