another similar scam that I get from time to time is an email that
appears to come from E-Bay.com asking for my password and log-on.
I also regularly receive emails that appear to come from my company's
tech support site, asking me to check the attached file - which is the
same virus that everyone has been getting for what seems like six
months.
The process of "hijacking" a legitimate e-mail address is called
spoofing, but I confess I don't know how it works (although in my next
life I plan to be an extremely rich, successful and uncatchable
criminal, so I will undoubtedly learn the process backwards and
forwards).
--Grahamn
-----Original Message-----
From: INSPTWO@msn.com [mailto:INSPTWO@msn.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:46 AM
To: healey help
Subject:
To anyone out there that uses MSN!!!!! IMPORTANT!!!!!
I just recieved an E-Mail supposedly from MSN wanting me to update my
account information. Instead just an update on the expiration date for
my credit card, it went into way to much detail, it was almost like an
application, INCLUDING asking me for my PIN I.D. on my account. I
contacted MSN by phone and was informed that it is a phony. Not sent by
them. If you get one of these that looks almost like a credit card
application, forward it to them at abuse@hotmail.com.
Bill
BJ7
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