- Terrorism and Identity Theft
- Who Are Identity Thieves?
- What Do Identity Thieves Do?
- College Students and Identity Theft
- Malware and Macs
- Dumpster Diving
- You Are Only As Safe As the Places That Have Your Information
- They Should Know Better
- Hackers
- Identity Theft Risk in Old Gaming Consoles
- The Drug Connection
- Phishing
- Federal Express Phishing Scam
- Newegg Phishing Scam
- Former Good Advice
- More Good Advice to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Phishing
- The Dangers of Aquaman
- Iron Man 3
- Nude Photos of Carla Bruni
- Debit Card Phishing Scam
- Another Debit Card Phishing Scam
- Phishing with a Large Net
- Phishing Around the World
- Spearphishing
- How Do You Know That You Have Become a Victim of Phishing?
- Reloading
- Identity Theft Through Internet Phone Calls
- What Do Kim Kardashian and Michelle Obama Have in Common?
- USB Sticks and Identity Theft
- Internet of Things
- What You Can Do to Prevent Identity Theft
Newegg Phishing Scam
Newegg.com is a legitimate company that sells computer and electronic products. Identity thieves have been sending phishing e-mails that look as though they have been sent by Newegg informing the recipient that his or her online sale has been completed and charged to his or her credit card. The notices look real, the logo looks accurate, and the bill doesn’t have the grammatical mistakes found in many such scams. However, it is nothing more than a phishing scam. If you click on links within the e-mail in order to question the order, you will unwittingly download harmful malware onto your computer.
I actually received one of these scam phishing e-mails and took my own advice, which is whenever you have a question about the legitimacy of such an e-mail, call the company at a number that you know is accurate. So I called Newegg. Before I could even ask a question, a recording informed me that the invoice was a scam.