Sentence examples for phishing schemes from inspiring English sources

Against all odds, I got duped by one of those online phishing schemes on Monday.

The code available from Zeus offered tools for many forms of cybercrime, from keystroke logging to phishing schemes.

Those are the sort of phishing schemes used by common criminals, but the indictment proves they work for sophisticated nation-state hackers, too.

The Internet has long been plagued by "phishing" schemes in which criminals try to trick users into clicking on malicious links that allow them to scoop up a user's banking credentials or send spam from their machines.

The agency says that is important to keep in mind in light of recent tax-related phishing schemes that try to lure taxpayers into visiting fictitious Web sites and providing sensitive financial information.

Crooks can and frequently do capture card numbers by sneaking malware onto home computers or by tricking people into revealing numbers in "phishing" schemes in which people unwittingly type in the numbers on fake sites.

Prosecutors say Helton's "phishing" scheme involved sending victims emails they thought were from Apple or Google.

And when you get those e-mails that say friends are abroad and in dire need of money, a phishing scheme is to blame.

Prosecutors said that Mr. Goodin operated a so-called phishing scheme that duped AOL subscribers into providing personal and credit information in the belief they were dealing with the company's billing department.

What Google and its users are facing, in other words, is a phishing scheme that appears to work even on relatively sophisticated users, or at least the kind who are smart enough not to click on random links in spam emails.

Pence's AOL account was subjected to a phishing scheme last spring, before Donald Trump chose him to join the Republican presidential ticket in a campaign marked by fierce attacks on the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, for her use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state.