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Researchers trick ‘CEO’ email scammer into giving up identity

Dell SecureWorks have documented how they identified a suspected email scammer from Nigeria. The researchers played along with the scheme to fool the attacker into revealing his true whereabouts. The email scheme SecureWorks dealt with involved a fraudster impersonating a CEO in a business email spoofing attack. The goal is often to trick a victim into wiring funds to the scammers bank account. Anyone can use these tips to fight back and disrupt the attacks, says SecureWorks director of malware research at SecureWorks.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3170645/researchers-trick-ceo-email-scammer-into-giving-up-identity.html

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