False email containing virus

[Sarah Fox]

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
>
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