Phishing Email Archive

Phishing Email: “Update Your Information” Paypal email

December 16th, 2008, by Kristopher | Posted in Phishing Email

“Update Your Information” Paypal email Threat Level: “Update Your Information” Paypal email is a threat

“Update Your Information” Paypal email screenshot “Update Your Information” Paypal email is a classic phishing email. This “Update Your Information” Paypal email tells you your Paypal account needs to be updated, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Paypal login info.

If you accidentally log into the site this “Update Your Information” Paypal email links to (http://203.187.186.131), you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that this “Update Your Information” Paypal email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like this “Update Your Information” Paypal email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the email might be real, type Paypal’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

Now let me show you how to block this “Update Your Information” Paypal email.

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Phishing Email: “Protect your Visa card online with a personal password” email

December 9th, 2008, by Kristopher | Posted in Phishing Email

“Protect your Visa card online with a personal password” email Threat Level: “Protect your Visa card online with a personal password” email is a threat

“Protect your Visa card online with a personal password” email screenshot “Protect your Visa card online with a personal password” email is a classic phishing email. “Protect your Visa card online with a personal password” email tells you to protect your Visa card with a new password, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Visa login info.

If you accidentally log into the site “Protect your Visa card online with a personal password” email links to, you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that “Protect your Visa card online with a personal password” email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like “Protect your Visa card online with a personal password” email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the email might be real, type your bank’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

Let me show you how to block “Protect your Visa card online with a personal password” email.

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Phishing Email: E-Greetings.exe

December 8th, 2008, by Kristopher | Posted in Phishing Email

E-Greetings.exe Threat Level: E-Greetings.exe is a threat

E-Greetings.exe screenshot E-Greetings.exe is a Trojan that gets linked to from a fake Postcards.org email, subject line “You have just received a virtual postcard from a friend !”

Sounds friendly, right?

Wrong.

If you click through the “You have just received a virtual postcard from a friend !” email, you’ll download E-Greetings.exe. E-Greetings.exe is really a Trojan, that’ll likely allow a hacker to get creepy-cozy with your PC — and likely all your personal and financial information.

Let me show you how to block E-Greetings.exe.

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Phishing Email: “You have (1) New Message” US Bank email

December 8th, 2008, by Kristopher | Posted in Phishing Email

“You have (1) New Message” US Bank email Threat Level: “You have (1) New Message” US Bank email is a threat

“You have (1) New Message” US Bank email screenshot “You have (1) New Message” US Bank email is a classic phishing email. This “You have (1) New Message” US Bank email tells you to protect your US Bank account with a new password, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your US Bank login info.

If you accidentally log into the site this “You have (1) New Message” US Bank email links to, you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that this “You have (1) New Message” US Bank email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like this “You have (1) New Message” US Bank email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the email might be real, type your bank’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

Let me show you how to block “You have (1) New Message” US Bank email.

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Phishing Email: “Please Restore Your Account Access” email

December 5th, 2008, by Kristopher | Posted in Phishing Email

“Please Restore Your Account Access” email Threat Level: “Please Restore Your Account Access” email is a threat

“Please Restore Your Account Access” email screenshot “Please Restore Your Account Access” email is a classic phishing email. This “Please Restore Your Account Access” email tells you your Paypal account needs to be restored, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Paypal login info.

If you accidentally log into the site this “Please Restore Your Account Access” email links to (http://99.198.96.114), you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that this “Please Restore Your Account Access” email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like this “Please Restore Your Account Access” email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the email might be real, type Paypal’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

Now let me show you how to block this “Please Restore Your Account Access” email.

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Phishing Email: “You have been selected” Kmart email

December 5th, 2008, by Kristopher | Posted in Phishing Email

“You have been selected” Kmart email Threat Level: “You have been selected” Kmart email is a threat

“You have been selected” Kmart email screenshot “You have been selected” Kmart email is spam that links to a scam site,
http://epiqteen.com/poll/kmart/credit.html?ssl=1. The site that “You have been selected” Kmart email links to poses as an online Kmart survey. As you click through the site, you’ll complete a Kmart poll, give your full name, phone number, and finally credit card number, so supposedly you can be given $150.

More than likely, though, you’ll end up getting charged ten times that.

Like other phishing scams, the goal of “You have been selected” Kmart email is to steal your credit card info, so hackers can steal your personal and financial information..

Bastards.

If you gave your information to the fake Kmart survey that “You have been selected” Kmart email links to, alert your credit card carriers and banks.

And even if you didn’t click the link, let me show you how to block “You have been selected” Kmart email.

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Phishing Email: “Dear AOL Customer” email

November 15th, 2008, by Kristopher | Posted in Phishing Email

“Dear AOL Customer” email Threat Level: “Dear AOL Customer” email is a threat

“Dear AOL Customer” email screenshot “Dear AOL Customer” email is a classic phishing email. This “Dear AOL Customer” email says your AOL billing information needs to be updated, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your AOL login info, your social security number, and your credit card.

If you accidentally log into the site the “Dear AOL Customer” email links to, you’ll give con artists a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that this “Dear AOL Customer” email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You probably need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like this “Dear AOL Customer” email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the email might be real, type AOL’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

Let me show you how to block a “Dear AOL Customer” email.

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Phishing Email: “Notification from Chase Bank” email

November 15th, 2008, by Kristopher | Posted in Phishing Email

“Notification from Chase Bank” email Threat Level: “Notification from Chase Bank” email is a threat

“Notification from Chase Bank” email screenshot “Notification from Chase Bank” email is a classic phishing email. “Notification from Chase Bank” email tells you your Chase account needs to be restored, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Chase login info.

If you accidentally log into the site “Notification from Chase Bank” email links to, you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that “Notification from Chase Bank” email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like “Notification from Chase Bank” email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the email might be real, type your bank’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

Let me show you how to block “Notification from Chase Bank” email.

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Phishing Email: “eBay Unpaid Item Dispute for Item #290250074158– Response Required” email

November 8th, 2008, by Kristopher | Posted in Phishing Email

“eBay Unpaid Item Dispute for Item #290250074158– Response Required” email Threat Level: “eBay Unpaid Item Dispute for Item #290250074158– Response Required” email is a threat

“eBay Unpaid Item Dispute for Item #290250074158– Response Required” email screenshot “eBay Unpaid Item Dispute for Item #290250074158– Response Required” email is spam that links to a scam site. The site that “eBay Unpaid Item Dispute for Item #290250074158– Response Required” email links to poses as an eBay page. Like other phishing pages, the goal of this “eBay Unpaid Item Dispute for Item #290250074158– Response Required” email is to steal your login info, so hackers can steal your personal and financial information..

Bastards.

If you signed into the fake eBay page “eBay Unpaid Item Dispute for Item #290250074158– Response Required” email links to, alert your credit card carriers and banks.

And even if you didn’t click the link, let me show you how to block “eBay Unpaid Item Dispute for Item #290250074158– Response Required” email.

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Phishing Email: “Chase Bank: Update Your Online Banking Account” email

November 8th, 2008, by Kristopher | Posted in Phishing Email

“Chase Bank: Update Your Online Banking Account” email Threat Level: “Chase Bank: Update Your Online Banking Account” email is a threat

“Chase Bank: Update Your Online Banking Account” email screenshot “Chase Bank: Update Your Online Banking Account” email is a classic phishing email. This “Chase Bank: Update Your Online Banking Account” email tells you your Chase account needs to be updated, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Chase login info.

If you accidentally log into the site the “Chase Bank: Update Your Online Banking Account” email links to, you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that this “Chase Bank: Update Your Online Banking Account” email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like this “Chase Bank: Update Your Online Banking Account” email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the email might be real, type your bank’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

Let me show you how to block a “Chase Bank: Update Your Online Banking Account” email.

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