[pchelpers] Re: Is this a scam? -- Best Buy

Our local TV news station did a brief segment on this warning people in our 
state about this. A web site was given to the State's Attorney General and a 
toll-free number ... who has paper and pen  handy when they need it?! So since 
this was probably a current news item, I checked on the internet and did find 
this:
http://www.wesh.com/technology/2280318/detail.html
Best Buy Warns Of Fraudulent E-Mail
POSTED: 8:42 a.m. EDT June 19, 2003

RICHFIELD, Minn. -- Best Buy says it received thousands of calls Wednesday 
about a fake e-mail claiming to be from the Best Buy.com Fraud Department. 

The e-mail requests personal information, including Social Security and credit 
card numbers. Company spokeswoman Dawn Bryant says the message was not from the 
company and people should not respond to it. 

Bryant says Best Buy is working with authorities to resolve the situation. 

     
Bryant says people should contact their bank or credit card company if they 
think they've been taken advantage of. You can also contact the 
credit-reporting bureaus: 
  a.. Equifax, (800) 525-6285 
  b.. Experian, (888) 397-3742 
  c.. TransUnion, (800) 680-7289

Anyone with questions about transactions with Best Buy.com can call (888) 
237-8289. 


The fraudulent e-mails sent to consumers read as follows: 


Dear customer,

Recently we have received an order made by using your personal credit card 
information. 
This order was made online at our official BestBuy website on 06/19/2003. 
Our Fraud Department has some suspicions regarding this order and we need you 
to visit a 
special Fraud Department page at our web store where you can confirm or decline 
this 
transaction by providing us with the correct information. 
This e-mail address has been taken from National Credit Bureau.

Click the link below to visit a special Fraud Department page to resolve the 
cause of the problem. 
BestBuy.com/fraud_department.html


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: CJ Setcer 
  To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 5:35 PM
  Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Is this a scam?


  It is one of the most clever spammer tricks I have ever seen!



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