Monday, January 5, 2015

More Paypal SPAM

by Michael Seese

We all know the adage, "If it sounds too good to be true..." I know you all are too smart to fall for it, but it never hurts to reinforce.

The other day I received this.



 
On the surface, it doesn't look too bad. (Other than the fact that the Subject line looks like a billboard.)

The "From" is maxfrag.net, which is a hosting service. But why, one should ask, would a Paypal email come from there? 

 The grammar is OK. Maybe it's harmless... Then logic takes over.

Who is this?
Why is he sending me $500?
What did I do to earn it?

Therefore, we DELETE.

Be safe in the new year, friends.

On another note, this was one of my most laborious posts to create; my New Year's resolution was to learn to touch-type. And though I occasionally cheated by peeking at my fingers, I refused to revert to my old form.

How about you? Any New Year's resolutions?





3 comments:

  1. These phishers are the new bank robbers, but they commit their crimes without guns and almost never get caught do they?

    I admire and ask permission to copy your New Year's resolution to learn touch typing. Did you, like I did, also learn to type on the VT52 or VT100 by hunting and pecking around for the right keys? Good luck !

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  2. You shouldn't click on it, nor open the email. They can easily slip a trojan into your computer and get all your passwords and usernames then send it to them when you are online.

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