Man Pleads Guilty in ‘Phishing’ Scheme
The U.S. government said it had arrested a Texas man who crafted fake e-mail messages to trick Internet users into providing credit card numbers and other sensitive information.
Zachary Hill of Houston pleaded guilty to charges related to a “phishing” operation, in which he sent false e-mails purportedly from online businesses to collect sensitive personal information from consumers, the Federal Trade Commission said.
Hill used the information he collected to set up credit card accounts and change information on existing accounts, the FTC said. He duped 400 users out of at least $75,000 before his operation was shut down in December, FTC attorneys said.
From Reuters
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