October 2007 - Don'
t Open Bogus Email
that Claims to Come
From the FTC
- A bogus email
is circulating that
says it is from
the Federal Trade
Commission, referencing
a "complaint"
filed with the FTC
against the email's
recipient. The email
includes links and
an attachment that
download a virus.
As with any suspicious
email, the FTC warns
recipients not to
click on links within
the email and not
to open any attachments.
October 2007 - Department
of Energy Warns
of E-mail Scam Offering
Energy Refunds
- The Department
of Energy is aware
of suspicious activity,
involving a phishing
email scam, targeting
the general public.
The email erroneously
claims to be from
the Department of
Energy forging the
email address .
This email account
does not exist.
The scam attempts
to entice victims
by claiming they
are eligible to
receive a refund.
The email instructs
the victim to click
a link which could
infect a computer
or provide an opportunity
for someone to collect
any information
that is entered
onto the form. The
Department of Energy
does not collect
revenue from, or
issue refunds to,
the general public
via email.
December 24, 2006
ComputerWorld -
"Merry
Christmas to our
heroes" e-mail
installs malicious
code. A popular
Christmas PowerPoint
file has been modified
to incorporate malicious
code that gives
an attacker unauthorized
access to infected
systems, iDefense
warned Sunday, December
24. In an e-mail
warning, iDefense
said that the e-mail
with the subject
"Merry Christmas
to our hero sons
and daughters!"
and the attachment
Christmas+Blessing-4.ppt
"silently installs
a backdoor Trojan
horse on vulnerable
computers."
November 28, 2006
- Be aware of
the following email
- "Your
Card is Limited
for Online Services!."
It is a fraudulent
email that is being
used for identity
theft. All legitimate
companies will do
this type of notice/verification
via phone and regular
mail not by email.
November 21,
2006 Sophos —
Don't let the Christmas
spam fill your e-mail
stocking, Sophos
warns. Sophos has
identified a new
marketing trick
being used by spammers
in their attempt
to get a hold of
legitimate e-mail
addresses and user
information in the
run-up to the holiday
season: they are
offering to send
your child a letter
directly from Santa.
The unsolicited
e-mail campaign,
which includes subject
lines like "Letter
From Santa For Your
Child" and
"Santa Letter
from the North Pole,"
offers a personalized
letter addressed
to your child. The
e-mail also requests
you to get in touch
if you received
the e-mail in error.
November FY07, Herald
Tribune (FL)
— Comcast warns
of phishing scam.
Comcast is warning
customers to be
on the lookout for
phishing e-mails
that might look
like they came from
the cable giant
and ask for personal
information. The
e-mails might contain
a Comcast logo.
Customers can forward
them to abuse@comcast.net
with the subject
line "phishing
e-mail" so
that Comcast can
investigate them.
November
FY07, CNN Money
— Beware Social
Security e-mail
scam. The Social
Security Administration
(SSA) warned of
a new e-mail scam
in which recipients
are asked to update
their personal information
or risk having their
Social Security
"account"
suspended indefinitely
by November 11.
Recipients are then
directed to click
on a link in the
e-mail that takes
them to a Website
designed to look
like the SSA's Website.
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