Web Fraud 2.0: Faking Your Internet Address

Source: Security Fix

Security Fix provides a brief look at "Fraudcrew": an Internet proxy service which caters to the phishing community, recently taken offline with the disconnection of McColo (their hosting provider). One of the features offered by Fraudcrew is geographically located IP addresses. This aids in circumventing geographic checks that banks may put on Internet banking to detect abnormal use.