Good point Sarah Also, when you put your mouse pointer on a 'link' in the body of an email, the address will show up in the bottom left of the border bar . . called the 'status bar' . . a legitimate URL will show up, but these phony ones will have a numerical address like 345.65.456.28 as the location to which you are being sent, even tho the text reads www.paypal.com . It is so frustrating that a perfectly good tool like email is so widely used by scam vandals. So like they said on Hill Street Blues . . . be careful out there !! Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Kinnear www.kinnearpiano.com Collingwood, ON, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Fox" <sarah@graphic-fusion.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:33 AM Subject: [spam] Re: False email containing virus > 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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