-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Scam Using Earthlink
- From: "KC" <alienkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 20:12:59 -0500
Huge FRAUD
DO not resond
call elk if you have any questions
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tori" <verse@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Recipient list suppressed>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 4:14 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Scam Using Earthlink
> A couple of days ago, I got the following email ----
>
>
> Recently we attempted to authorize payment from your credit card we have
on=
> =20
> file for you, but it was declined.
> For security purposes, our system automatically removes credit card=20
> information from an account when there is a problem or the card expires.
>
> Please resubmit the credit card, and provide us with new and complete=20
> information. To resubmit credit card information via our secure server,=20
> click the following link:
> http://myaccount.earthlink.net/cam/cam?p=3Daddcreditcard
>
>
> This is the quickest and easiest method of getting credit card
information=
> =20
> to us. Using the secure server will ensure that the credit card will be=20
> placed on account within 24 hours.
>
>
> =A9 2003 EarthLink, Inc. All rights reserved.
> All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property
of=20
> their respective
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>
> It looks fine but it was sent to a secondary email address, NOT my
primary=
> =20
> one. That sent up alarms instantly. I did NOT click the link, but
went=20
> manually to my account at earthlink and verified that my account was
paid=20
> and the credit card info was valid. It was.
>
> I sent the email to Earthlink customer service and received their
response=
> =20
> today. It states:
>
> Thank you for contacting us.
>
> We understand your issue regarding receiving an email notice.
>
> We apologize for the confusion. The email you received and its=20
> corresponding web site are fraudulent, and are in no way associated
with=20
> EarthLink.
>
> We were made aware of this site recently and took immediate steps to=20
> contact the host of the site, to have it removed from service.
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>
> I thought it was worth making others aware of this scam. Earthlink
does=20
> have you work through My Account at the Earthlink site. But you should=20
> ALWAYS go there independently of a link in the email even if you believe
it=
> =20
> to be genuine. This email looked valid. The only real tipoff was that
it=
> =20
> was sent to the secondary email address not the primary. I'd have been=20
> more apt to click the link had they had the primary address. From now
on,=
> =20
> I won't even consider clicking links on anything like that. I just
wanted=
> =20
> to warn anyone else that this is out there. I'm sure it will pop up
again,=
> =20
> using another site or another ISP.
>
> Tori
>
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