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Topic: web mail |
Joe Delaronde
From:
Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 17 Sep 2008 6:45 am |
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Just got this email. Is it phising for info or what??
Dear Webmail Account Owner
This message is from web mail admin messaging center to all web mail
account owners.
We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail
account center. We are canceling unused web mail email account to
create more space for new accounts.
To prevent your account from closing you will have to update it below
to know it's status as a currently used account.
CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW
Email Username :
Email Password :
Date of Birth :
Warning!!! Any account owner that refuses to update his/her account
within Three days of this update notification will loose his/her
account permanently.
this is barr shelly mike email,and you are to reaply to the email below
barr.shelly_mike@hotmail.com
Thank you for using web mail
Support Team
Warning Code :ID67565434 |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 17 Sep 2008 10:29 am
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Definite Phishing e-mail. DO NOT answer it, just delete it.
Anytime you get one that doesn't (1) specifically mention your name and (2) asks for personal data it's not legitimate. The fact the e-mail address of the people given as "hotmail" is another giveaway. |
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Bob Hickish
From:
Port Ludlow, Washington, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 17 Sep 2008 2:50 pm
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I just received this maybe there looking for address to
send this to .
TWO SUBJECT LINES TO BEWARE OF :
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> Just verified this with Snopes and it is REAL. ALSO WENT TO
> TRUTH OR FICTION, IT'S on their site also.
>
> PLEASE INFORM EVERYONE you know!
>
> Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being
> sent and the moment that you open these emails your computer
> will crash and you will not be able to fix it!
>
> 1.) If you get an e-mail along the lines of 'Osama Bin
> Laden Captured' or 'Osama Hanged' , don't
> open the Attachment!!!!
>
> This e-mail is being distributed through countries around
> the globe, but mainly in the US and Israel .
>
> Be considerate & send this warning to whomever you
> know.
>
> PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND
> CONTACTS:
>
> 2.) You should be alert during the next few days:
>
> Do not open any message with an attached file called
> 'Invitation' regardless of who sent it.
>
> It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which
> 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer!!!!
>
> This virus will be received from someone who has your
> e-mail address in his/her contact list, that is why you
> should send this E-mail to all your contacts.
>
> It is better to receive this message 25 times than to
> receive the virus and open it
>
> If you
receive e-mail called 'invitation', though
> sent by a friend. Do not open it!!! Shut down your computer
> immediately!!!!
>
> This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it has been
> classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever.
>
> This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is
> no repair yet for this kind of virus.
>
> This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard
> Disc, where the vital information is kept.
>
> SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!
> |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 17 Sep 2008 3:44 pm
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"SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW"
This is one of the keys that hoax messages almost always have. If you see that it's a good sign the message is not true. |
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 17 Sep 2008 7:13 pm
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| I just got one that said it was from ebay. I forwarded it to spoof at ebay. It has been a while since I got a phisher. |
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Wiz Feinberg
From:
Mid-Michigan, USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2008 9:10 pm
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Every half year or so some idiot gets his jollies by starting a hoax chain letter that is slightly altered from a previous hoax. If you simply delete these silly messages you will do a favor to the people who might otherwise have been drawn into the scam, had you forwarded it as requested.
The hoax letter published by Bob, in post #3, is a very standard template that has been used for at least ten years. It is designed to cause panic in the recipients, who are then conditioned into taking the desired action. In the case of the hoaxes the action is forward it to everyone you know. This type of junk mail wastes people's time to read it and decide if it is real or fake (they are always fake). It can also lead gullible people into believing that everything in that message is a fact, sometimes causing them to damage their own computers in their panicked state of mind. They are impressed by the dropping of names like Snopes, McAfee, Microsoft, CNN, and AOL. This trick is used over and over in chain letter Internet hoaxes.
You can entertain yourself and read about the Burning Hard Disk Hoax on Symantec.com.
Do NOT forward such hoax messages! Delete them! If you are concerned for the sanity of the person who forwarded the message to you reply to that person and tell them to stop being so gullible. Point them to websites that debunk such common hoaxes, so they can be brought up to speed on what is real and what is BS.
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Joe Delaronde
From:
Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 18 Sep 2008 4:00 pm
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Thank you all. Very interestings and educational.
Joe |
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