
12-03-2008, 11:10 AM
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Be aware : McDonald's phising scam
A new phishing scheme is masquerading as a McDonald's member satisfaction survey, researchers warned on Monday.
The survey promises that “McDonald's will add $75 credit to your account just for taking part in our quick 8 question survey.”*
Once a user has filled out the survey about McDonald's food and service, the scam prompts them to provide personal bank account information, where their $75 reward supposedly will be deposited. Users are prompted to provide a full name, email address, credit card number, expiration date and electronic signature.
Phishing scams typically target banks and financial institutions, such as PayPal and eBay, but this*is the first known campaign that targets McDonald's customers, Ivan Macalintal, research project manager at Trend Micro, told SCMagazineUS.com Monday.
Similar scams in the past have*featured fake*feedback surveys relating to Wal-Mart, American Airlines and President-elect Barack Obama.
“This clearly shows that cybercriminals are taking advantage of users' tendency to try and save up as much money as they can, especially this holiday season,” Aivee Cortez, fraud analyst at Trend Micro, wrote in a blog post.
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