OT--E-mail Scams

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Registered: 05-08-2003
OT--E-mail Scams
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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 8:14am
I'm sure most of you are aware of this, but I'm going to post this warning anyway.

A new wave of on-line scams have erupted....You get an email from a credit card company, looks official, their logo is on there, has a good letterhead, even the site address...

They say that to update their security info, you must verify your banking info. This is urgent and mandatory, they warn.

Well, guess what? No credit card company will EVER do that.

The outcome? Well, obviously you lose your money in the bank BUT they will have downloaded a file onto your computer ( a spyware file) that will record the keystrokes to al the sites you visit. When you go to a financial one, or buy something on line, it will record passwords, credit card numberrs, etc....

This is a little different than the ones that were going around the last couple of years. They are also sending Microsoft Security Updates via e-mail. Also very official looking. MICROSOFT NEVER SENDS SECURITY PATCHES VIA EMAIL!

I've received 3 of these emails in the past couple of days and then saw a CNN story on it. Fortunately, I am very skeptical of unsolicited email and had deleted them w/o a second thought.

Just wanted to warn ya!

Dawn

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Registered: 07-28-2004
In reply to: two_kids
Wed, 08-11-2004 - 8:50am
I also received several from Paypal - the site I use to pay for stuff on Ebay. It looked completely legit, and I'm sure people gave out their account numbers, passwords, etc. I won't send anything like that in an email. It's scary how smart criminals can be - just imagine if they used their talents for good.

Shannon

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Registered: 06-16-2004
In reply to: two_kids
Wed, 08-11-2004 - 10:34am
Thanks for the tip Dawn!

 

  Shawna

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Registered: 05-17-2004
In reply to: two_kids
Wed, 08-11-2004 - 12:23pm

Just to add my 2 cents in here, there are a lot of "hackers" out there that essentially take a company or personal web page and duplicate it.

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Fear

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Registered: 10-02-2003
In reply to: two_kids
Wed, 08-11-2004 - 12:25pm
someone did that to MTV's (i think it was mtv) website last year and had everyone thinking eminem had been killed in a car wreck .... i was the only smart one to go to the actual site to see LOL.... they had duplicated everything on the site and just added the eminem thing in it .... some people seriously need lives lol


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Registered: 02-29-2004
In reply to: two_kids
Wed, 08-11-2004 - 4:27pm
Will the real dead shady, please stand up?
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Registered: 08-07-2003
In reply to: two_kids
Wed, 08-11-2004 - 6:13pm
Yeah, I got one of those e-mails supposedly from citibank or chase saying that they needed to verify some of my information. It looked very official, had their logo and everything, but I knew it was a scam right away because I don't have any credit card or bank with those two institutions.

nyk

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Registered: 03-20-2004
In reply to: two_kids
Thu, 08-12-2004 - 4:31pm
They are always out there. Just this morning, two in my mailbox from a bank (supposedly) asking for that kind of info in order to NOT close my account. And I don't bank with them. One can't be too careful.
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Registered: 05-19-2003
In reply to: two_kids
Fri, 08-13-2004 - 12:22pm
yeah i get so tired of all the scams and spam
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Registered: 05-17-2004
In reply to: two_kids
Fri, 08-13-2004 - 4:29pm

And...a quick rant on this subject:

I'm tired of the viagra ads, the "Impress her with your size!" ads, the Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, etc., etc., etc, porn video ads, the get out of debt now! ads, and so much more.

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Fear