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Submitted by: Bill Hickey
NCVA Listmaster

NRT-0605 FCC warns regulatory fee payers of phishing message scam:

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received complaints that non‑government entities may be using Internet Web sites to misdirect parties seeking to submit their regulatory fee payments, according to an online press report. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is warning businesses to be on the lookout for a new phishing scam that is impersonating the FCC's regulatory fee payment system.

The complaints allege that non‑government Web sites are attempting to dupe companies into handing over financial details through bogus regulatory payments. The phishing message claims to be from the FCC and solicits fees through its online regulatory fee payment option. The user is redirected to a phishing Web site which harvests financial information.

[vnunet.com, 05Sep08; hraunfoss.fcc.gov 02Sep08]

Last Modified: Thursday, 09-Oct-2008 07:17:51 EDT