The industry-wide phishing scam that has affected popular web mail services such as Hotmail and GMail, is spreading, according to experts.
Security firm Websense says it has noticed a sharp rise in spam emails from Yahoo, Gmail and Hotmail accounts.
This is because infected accounts are sending personalised e-mails to contacts suggesting shopping sites, which are in fact fakes.
Security expert Carl Leonard warned people to be on their guard.
He advised people to check with friends that they had indeed sent the recommendation before visiting any new shopping sites.
He also advised people to check web addresses: they should read https, with the 's' standing for secure.
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