Cybercriminals are becoming more technically savvy and as a result, their phishing e-mails are becoming increasingly more convincing. Researchers at Symantec recently detected a spam campaign in the days that followed the Haiti earthquake, which appeared to come from the British Red Cross. In actuality, the e-mails were from a spammer who ended up pocketing the subsequent donations.
Unlike other phishing attacks, this e-mail is wordy and lengthy, perhaps in an effort to obfuscate the e-mail's true origins. The e-mail is also (more or less) grammatically correct, and contains lots of statistics and factually based information, which also serve to further legitimize the spam e-mail.
However, one dead giveaway that this is a phishing attack is that the cybercriminals request all donations to be submitted via Western Union money transfer. Among other ways, individuals can safely make a charitable contribution to the Haiti relief directly on the Red Cross Web site, which is authenticated by the padlock icon at the bottom of the screen, indicating that the site is secure. There is absolutely no need to go through Western Union, unless of course, you're a spammer.
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