[TechAssist] Re: SCAM ALERT !

  • From: "Teltek3" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 23:11:25 -0400

Looks like some "scammers" are getting very busy out there.

-Ed-
Ed Gaidies
Tel-Tek Electronics
Ontario-Canada
teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "art bevilacqua" <abevilac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:52 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: SCAM ALERT !


> I just got the same thing regarding my Earthlink credit card info. The =
> email
> said my card was rejected and gave a link to update everything. Although =
> it
> looked just like the Earthlink update screen, it's address did not begin
> with https: and the ending of the url was .kr. Also, they wanted =
> everything
> including the kitchen sink, drivers license number etc.
>
> I called into earthlink to notify them and they seemed to already know =
> it
> was going on.
>
> Art Bevilacqua
> Essex Radio and TV
> 40 Main Street
> Essex, MA 01929
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Technotronic
> Dimensions
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:19 PM
> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TechAssist] SCAM ALERT !
>
> If anyone else gets an Email from Ebay saying they need to update the
> Billing info - this is a Scam to get your CC Number, do not Click on it.
>
> There is also something going around if you have JUNO saying pretty much =
> the
> same thing. Reports have it that alot of other ISP's are reporting the =
> Same
> Bogus attempts at gathering Personal Info  - be on the lookout as Always =
> !
>
> I once clicked on the Ebay one for Curiosity, and although it gave an =
> error,
> It happened to drop a Trojan into my Windows/system32 Folder.
>
> Steve Hearns
> Technotronic Dimensions, NY (USA)
> 1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax US Only)
> WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM
>
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