One of the latest phishing schemes is emails announcing that you have just received an online greeting card. They arrive in your in-box with subject headings like, “You’ve received an ecard (or greeting ecard) from a Neighbour (College, Family Member, Class Mate or other person)!”Now there are indeed legitimate greeting card companies that people use to send online ecards.

However, inside the email, you get two ways to get the ecard: clicking a link or accessing the companies’ website and enter with an access code that’s included in the email.However, these fake ecards with phishing schemes basically send you a link – and it’s full of mumbo-jumbo like lots and lots of numbers. And there’s no main website with a log in combination (user ID and password). The goal: to capture your personal and financial information (whatever they can get). (more…)