Weekly analysis - 25th April 2010 to 2nd May 2010

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02-May-2010

MillerSmiles provides its weekly phishing analysis for the week of 25th April 2010 to 2nd May 2010

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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 25th April 2010 to 2nd May 2010


During the week we reported a total of 183 phishing scams

125 or 68% 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 we reported as defined by search engine visits to each scam report were (as percentage of all visits to the site)

0.7% Tax Refund Notification alleged sender HM Revenue and Customs reported 27th June 2009

0.64% Alert : Issue Consigning Your Account alleged sender Cahoot reported 29th April 2008

0.34% New Message from Downey Savings Fraud Department alleged sender Downey Savings reported 29th July 2007

0.26% New Santander Online Banking alleged sender Abbey Bank reported 3rd July 2009

0.25% Amazon.com: Your Account Information alleged sender Amazon reported 26th February 2009

0.24% Please sign in your USAA account, verify and update your profile immediately alleged sender USAA reported 23rd December 2005

0.23% CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON.!!! alleged sender EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY INTERNAT reported 3rd September 2005

0.23% Upgrade Alert (Protect Your Halifax Bank Account ) alleged sender Halifax Bank reported 21st June 2009

0.23% Bank of America Alert : Activate Your Online Access. alleged sender Bank Of America reported 17th December 2009

0.21% USAA members should log on or register alleged sender USAA Savings reported 25th April 2010

0.21% You or someone had used your account from different locations alleged sender USAA reported 19th April 2010

0.21% RE-ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT alleged sender Halifax reported 1st May 2008

 

Top 12 keywords in the apparent sender in this last week's phishing scam archive

Keyword	Frequency
BANK	54
HSBC	39
HALIFAX	29
PLC	20
ONLINE	19
NATWEST	14
PAYPAL	13
BANKING	11
ALLIANCE	10
EGG	10
BARCLAYS	8
USAA	7

 

Top 12 keywords in the subject line in this last week's phishing scam archive

Keyword	Frequency
ACCOUNT	64
YOUR	59
ONLINE	41
SECURITY	30
BANK	26
MESSAGE	26
ACCESS	24
BANKING	23
HSBC	23
HALIFAX	21
IMPORTANT	18
NEW	17

 

Top 12 countries hosting phishing sites in this last week's phishing scam archive

Keyword	Frequency
UNITED STATES	74
UNITED KINGDOM	13
FRANCE	10
GERMANY	4
CANADA	3
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	3
INDONESIA	3
AUSTRALIA	3
PORTUGAL	2
ITALY	2
JAPAN	2
DENMARK	2

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