[TechAssist] Re: SCAM ALERT !

  • From: "Phillip R. Hull" <phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:35:45 -0400

I received one from Paypal that my account was about to expire, and they
wanted a bunch of information.  The thing is I never had a Paypal account.
Phillip R Hull     STET
phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
FAX 517--569-3075
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Teltek3" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:11 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: SCAM ALERT !


> 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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