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Getting fed up with email scams
Several times a week now, I get emails from scammers posing as a bank, credit card company or Pay Pal.... asking me to "update my account" (which I do not have with any of them) and then sending me to a link that asks for personal information such as Credit Card info, PIN numbers, Social Security numbers etc.
I certainly hope that people are not dumb enough to fall for this crap...but I suspect that they are. Tell everyone that you know not to fall for this. |
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09-25-2004, 07:50 PM
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Me too...always delete...never click on the link. BTW, print one of these scams out some time...you'll see writing you didn't see on the screen. Pretty obvious scam tho...why would a bank email you to ask for info they already have? They wouldn't. Here's a link to a related thread..
email scam puzzle...computer geek opinions? Last edited by pwd72s; 09-25-2004 at 08:00 PM.. |
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09-25-2004, 07:55 PM
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I actually take a look at the headers and send it on to the netblock owner. If it is a paypal or credit card scam, I forward it (headers and all - the headers have the *good* information in 'em
 ) to abuse@ the real company ( abuse@paypal.com , etc)
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09-25-2004, 08:06 PM
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Just got one today:
Citi - verify your account information Dear CitiBank Member, We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your CitiBank account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party.Protecting the security of your account and of the CitiBank network is out primary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive CitiBank account features. Click the link below in order to regain access to your account: https://web.da-us.citibank.com/signin/citifi/verify/%?6488820019 Please fill in the required information. This is required for us to continue to offer you a safe and risk free environment . Thank you Accounts Management Copyright © 1995-2003 Citi Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the Citi User Agreement and Privacy Policy. The sad thing is this one went right through my spam email blocker from my ISP and looks perfectly original. I also have some cards from Citibank. It's called trolling, they send out several million and hope to get a few "bites". And some people wonder what the big fuss over spam is! |
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09-26-2004, 03:36 AM
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Yep, they go through the spam blocker. How? Click on my link above...Clever little rascals, these scammers...
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09-26-2004, 09:09 AM
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I got one from what apeared to be Ebay some time ago. Looked ligit at the time. Made the mistake of sending off my VISA number, but nothing else before I realized I'd made a mistake. Changed my credit card (I'd had that number for too many years anyway) immediately. After that, I just forwarded them to "spoof@ebay.com". Shortly after, I didn't receive anymore. Now, I just delete any asking for any kind of update of personal info.
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09-27-2004, 07:04 AM
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