Hi all, Speaking of spoof emails, here's a head's up for y'all... I just received two "spoof" emails, supposedly from PayPal, supposedly requesting I verify my account information. Supposedly my account had been randomly "flagged" in the ongoing effort to blah, blah, blah... What's unusual about these emails is that they're quite convincing, even warning me to log on to PayPal directly (to protect myself against the possibility of a spoof email), instead of using the handy link to their "PayPal" site they provide in the email. The emails are written in proper English and are professionally laid out. Definitely a first, at least in my in-box. Very slick! (For those of you who don't recognize this tactic, it's an attempt at identity theft. Most commonly the spoof email is supposedly from a bank. If in doubt, ALWAYS log on to the site yourself, rather than following handy-dandy links in the emails.) Peace, Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Lawson" <ptg@pianotech.org> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 4:46 PM Subject: Re: False email containing virus > Hi, when on list admin duty I often see virus emails with spoofed (forged) > addresses - even once with your address. Because they contain an > attachment > they don't get to the list subscribers but everyone should always be > alert. > > Brian > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> > To: "Newtonburg" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 6:54 PM > Subject: False email containing virus > > > Hi folks.. > > just thought I might throw up a warning flag, I've recieved 4 posts > today and 3 yesterday from Del Fandrichs email address and all of them > contained the latest virus spew that seems to be circling the globe. > MailChaser spotted them before I even downloaded them so I am > unaffected... but you want to watch closely whose mail you are opening. > > CHeers > RicB > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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