‘Confirm Your US Airways Online Reservation’ - Email Alert
If you’ve recently booked a flight - or not - that departs from Washington, DC. be sure not to fall for a recent Email hoax that purports to be sent from reservations@myusairways.com and alleges the Email message contains your Online Reservation Details. The message reads in it’s entirety: You can check in from 24 hours and up to 60 minutes before your flight (2 hours if you’re flying internationally). Then, all you need to do is print your boarding pass and...
Read More‘Please Pay Your Outstanding Fedex Invoice’ - Email Alert
If you recently checked your Email and found a suspicious looking Email with the subject line ‘Please Pay Your Outstanding Fedex Invoice’ be sure to immediately delete this message and certainly avoid clicking on any of the links provided in the Email. In all, this message contains 5 links. Out of the 5 links, 3 of these links appear to look legitimate and 2 of the provided links resolve to untrusted websites that have nothing to do with Fedex. The entire text of the message reads:...
Read More‘Your Federal Tax Payment’ - Email Alert
One thing that you can be sure of is that Email scammers never veer off of their plan to try and deceive people into clicking on hoax Emails by using scare tactics. One such Email currently circulating on the Internet is entitled ‘Your Federal Tax Payment‘ and appears to be sent from alerts@irs.gov. While the sender address may seem legitimate, you can be assured that the file attachment included in the Email message is not. The full text of the Email reads: Your Tax payment (ID:...
Read More‘Your Intuit.com Order’ - Email Alert
If you’re spending some time sorting through your Email inbox this morning and you happen to find a message with the subject line “Your Intuit.com Order” be sure not to follow the instructions that are provided in this Email, as it’s designed to trick you into clicking on a virus filled attachment. The Email purports to be sent from Myspace. The full text of the message says: Dear customer: Thank you for ordering from Intuit Market. We are processing and will message...
Read More‘Your Flight US 70-183612′ - Email Alert
If you’re just getting back to work after enjoying the closing ceremonies of the Olympics, don’t let the overhang of the weekend make you vulnerable to a fraudulent Email with the subject line ‘Your Flight US 70-183612′ that likely contains a virus or other malware in a file attachment. The full text of the brief message reads: Dear Customer, FLIGHT NUMBER 99713-506 DATE/TIME : SEPT 20, 2012, 15:13 PM ARRIVING AIRPORT: SAN-DIEGO AIRPORT PRICE : 920.73 USD Your bought...
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