On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 06:15:40PM -0400, John Evans wrote:
> Don't ya just love this? Received (and reported with full header info to [log in to unmask]) the latest phishing attempt being sent to us. No doubt some folks will ask tomorrow (if they ask), "Is this real?" Here are the juicy details without headers:
This one is easy enough to tell. If you get an original, you can
notice that the From: address is a hotmail address and the
Reply-To: address is one of those anonymous setups intended to
conceal the real address.
By the way, See if you can fine MSU.EDU Web mail Authorities
in the ORG chart anywhere. :-)
////jerry
>
> >>> "MSU.edu Web. Authorities" <[log in to unmask]> 8/10/2010 5:15 PM >>>
> Dear Account User
>
> We the MSU EDU Web mail Authorities; wish to inform you that, we are
> running an upgrade in our database and during this process, the system
> have detected your email as a scam email account and your email account
> MUST be short down (de-activate) within the next 48hrs. Your email account
> has been used in sending numerous Spam mails recently from a foreign IP,
> as a result, the MSU EDU web mail authority have been advised to suspend
> your account and make it inactive, if you do not confirm your true
> ownership to enable us upgrade your database. However, you might not be
> the one promoting these Spam emails, as your email account might have been
> compromised and account details disclosed to external IDENTITIES.
>
> To upgrade and protect your account from sending and receiving spam
> emails, you are to confirm your true ownership of this account by
> providing your original login details of this account, as you click reply
> to this Notice:
>
> Full Email:--
>
> Email Password:--
>
> Mobile# (to enable us reach you):--
>
> Country:
>
> Department:
>
> This will enable us upgrade your account and stop it from receiving and
> sending spam mail, Failure to do this will violate the Our terms &
> conditions and it will render your account inactive for security reasons.
> Please note that our customer service live chat is currently unavailable.
>
> Thank you
> Best Regard
> MSU EDU Web Authorities.
>
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