Weekly analysis - 12th January 2013 to 19th January 2013

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19-Jan-2013

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 12th January 2013 to 19th January 2013

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Over the last week MillerSmiles has received many scams from the public and through its HoneyTrap scam detection system. Below we provide an analysis of the scams we have received for the week of 12th January 2013 to 19th January 2013

During the week we reported a total of 12 phishing scams

10 or 83% of these scams linked to websites that were still online and live, ready to capture personal data, when we reported them

The 12 most popular scams as defined by search engine visits to our archive of scams we reported this week and in previous weeks were (as percentage of all visits to the site)

0.37% A new picture or video message [Vodafone MMS] alleged sender Vodafone reported 17th January 2013

0.37% 30%-70% off ➪ Order-#10038975 ➪ alleged sender Columban Helgason a strong mou reported 21st December 2012

0.36% CUSTODY OF THE FedEx Company DELIVERY alleged sender Yahoo.com reported 15th January 2013

0.31% Action required: Confirm your Facebook account alleged sender Facebook register+AZGF2aWR5b3V reported 11th May 2012

0.3% Errors Was Detected On Your Account (fix now) alleged sender Littlewoods reported 13th January 2013

0.28% REFUND SLATED IN YOUR ACCOUNT alleged sender MBNA reported 13th January 2013

0.27% Your PayPal account e-mail will be suspended today alleged sender PayPal reported 15th January 2013

0.27% Natwest Bank Alert: Important Security Alert alleged sender Natwest Bank Plc reported 13th January 2013

0.26% HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM TESCO alleged sender TESCO BANK reported 10th January 2013

0.22% IMPORTANT SECURITY NOTICE alleged sender MBNA Bank reported 31st December 2012

0.21% Your online account has been suspended alleged sender littlewood.com reported 17th January 2013

Top 12 keywords in the apparent sender in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
PAYPAL	1
YAHOO.COM	1
WAL-.MART	1
VODAFONE	1
ADMINISTRATOR	1
LITTLEWOOD.COM	1
TESCO	1
LITTLEWOODS	1
PAYPAL.	1
1999-2013	1
MBNA	1
NATWEST	1

Top 12 keywords in the subject line in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
ACCOUNT	5
YOUR	5
SUSPENDED	3
SECURITY	2
ONLINE	2
MESSAGE	2
HAS	2
BEEN	2
NEW	1
UPDATE	1
JOB!!.	1
WILL	1

Top 12 countries hosting phishing sites in this last week's phishing scam archive
Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	6
UNITED KINGDOM	2
ITALY	1
FRANCE	1
INDONESIA	1
THAILAND	1

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