iYogi Reviews: Android and iPhone Hacking Puts Users at Risk

Online banking is a great way to manage bank savings accounts from just about anywhere in the world. Now that many banks offer Android and iPhone applications for mobile bank account management, it is easier than ever to keep track of where your money goes. Unfortunately, mobile banking is not free from intrusion by illegitimate programs. Applications downloaded through the iPhone and Android apps’ markets often include hidden code that takes screenshots of browser pages and touch screen keystrokes, making it easy for thieves to acquire banking credentials from unsuspecting users. As always, be safe and read user reviews of every app on the market before downloading it to your phone’s drive. To figure out more on iYogi Reviews for online banking and e-commerce pitfalls, read more…….

Here’s what a typical message looks like:

Subject: ASSISTANCE.
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2002 01:18:15 -0500
From: Mohammed Sadiq mohammedsadiq@mail.com
To:  ***

{VERY URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION}

GREETINGS,

MY DEAR,

In order to transfer out fifty-eight million united states dollars(usd$58  million ollars) from our bank. I have the courage to ask you to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important business believing that you will never  let me down either now or in future. I am mr. Mohammed sadiq, an auditor general  of a prime bank here, united bank for africa plc. (uba). There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1990 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records i discovered that if i do not remitt this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is mr. Dennis duke, a foreigner, and the manager of diamond safari, a chemical engineer by profession and  he died since 1990. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this compan does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is (usd $58 million dollars). I want to transfer this money into a safe foreigners account abroad but i don't know any foreigner, i am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in us dollars and the former owner of the account mr.dennis duke, is  a foreigner too.  I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we  don't know our selves before, but be sure that it is real and a genuine business. I only got your contact address from the computer ,with  believe in god that you will never let me down in this  business, you are the only person that i have contacted in this business, so please reply urgently so that i will inform you the next step to take urgently. I want us to see face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money into a foriegn account or any account of your choice where the fund will be remitted. and i will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments. I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account and foreign beneficiary. I need your co-operation to make this work fine. Because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct nformation of this account, which i will give to you later immediately, if you are able and with capability to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit because this opportunity will never come again in my life. A need truthful person in this business because i don't want to make mistake i need your strong assurance and trust. With my position now in the office i can other the manager to  transfer this money to any foreigners reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. We have agreed to destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to discuss with me face to face after which i will make this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into your account. I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately i hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 20% of the total amount, 75% will be for me, while 3% will be for expenses,both parties might have incured during the process of transfering while 2% be given to charity home. I look forward to your earliest reply by email.

REGARDS

MR MOHAMMED SADIQ

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