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    • stacksofplatesS
      stacksofplates
      last edited by scottalanmiller

      I have not heard of this, has anyone else?

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        yes, that is definitely a scam.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          That looks like the new version of the age old Who's Who books scam.

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          • stacksofplatesS
            stacksofplates
            last edited by

            I've got some that were similar, I looked at the site and it looked more put together and more real. I had a hunch but just wanted to make sure. Thanks.

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            • Deleted74295D
              Deleted74295 Banned @stacksofplates
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              @johnhooks said:

              I've got some that were similar, I looked at the site and it looked more put together and more real. I had a hunch but just wanted to make sure. Thanks.

              Your drive by rootkit is now installed, have a nice day 🙂

              The other thing you have done, is sent a tracking message to the spammer to say the email address is monitored.

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              • stacksofplatesS
                stacksofplates @Deleted74295
                last edited by

                @Breffni-Potter said:

                @johnhooks said:

                I've got some that were similar, I looked at the site and it looked more put together and more real. I had a hunch but just wanted to make sure. Thanks.

                Your drive by rootkit is now installed, have a nice day 🙂

                The other thing you have done, is sent a tracking message to the spammer to say the email address is monitored.

                ha I don't need to worry about a rootkit on that system. I checked the link and then went to the main site from Google, so I don't think it was able to track anything.

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                • JaredBuschJ
                  JaredBusch @Deleted74295
                  last edited by

                  @Breffni-Potter said:

                  @johnhooks said:

                  I've got some that were similar, I looked at the site and it looked more put together and more real. I had a hunch but just wanted to make sure. Thanks.

                  Your drive by rootkit is now installed, have a nice day 🙂

                  The other thing you have done, is sent a tracking message to the spammer to say the email address is monitored.

                  Not any real way around that though without making yourself do a lot of work always having to click to download images.

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                  • Deleted74295D
                    Deleted74295 Banned @JaredBusch
                    last edited by

                    @JaredBusch said:

                    Not any real way around that though without making yourself do a lot of work always having to click to download images.

                    Isn't this what we want our users to not do though?

                    Right click copy the URL, then check the site on google, never ever ever open a suspicious email link. At the very least, you've told them the email is monitored and could receive more targeted phishing, at the worst, there is a drive by exploit which infects the machine.

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                    • DashrenderD
                      Dashrender
                      last edited by

                      Yeah I have always warned to Never open an attachment or link unless you are specifically expecting it.

                      We use Outlook in my office, by default it does not show images, you have to click the button to see images in email.

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                      • brad_altnB
                        brad_altn Vendor
                        last edited by

                        Ah yes. "Click here" and a sense of urgency. Definitely smells like a scam.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @brad_altn
                          last edited by

                          @brad_altn said:

                          Ah yes. "Click here" and a sense of urgency. Definitely smells like a scam.

                          I think that that is one of the biggest things that people don't realize... a top sign that something is spam is the "sense of urgency."

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                          • RojoLocoR
                            RojoLoco
                            last edited by

                            They contacted you? Always a scam.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @RojoLoco
                              last edited by

                              @RojoLoco said:

                              They contacted you? Always a scam.

                              That, as well, is huge. Why would they be contacting anyone? How did they figure out that you are the one business leader in the world to put into their directory? Why have you never seen this directory?

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                              • RojoLocoR
                                RojoLoco
                                last edited by

                                What if you had put in a more humorous name for that email account? I'd love to see one of these form letters show up in one of my ancillary email accounts. e.g.: "Dear SNEEKY BEETZ..."

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                                • stacksofplatesS
                                  stacksofplates @RojoLoco
                                  last edited by stacksofplates

                                  @RojoLoco said:

                                  What if you had put in a more humorous name for that email account? I'd love to see one of these form letters show up in one of my ancillary email accounts. e.g.: "Dear SNEEKY BEETZ..."

                                  I've gotten them before for my business, but this one was at least real looking. That's why it kind of took me by surprise. Most of the others were things like "You've been selected as the greatest business on the Eastern Coast" which is obviously not true, as I run it from a room in my house.

                                  They at least have their stuff together.

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                                  • RojoLocoR
                                    RojoLoco @stacksofplates
                                    last edited by

                                    @johnhooks that's a pretty well organized scam. I bet they get lots of $$ from businesses and people who feel like they checked it out properly.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
                                      last edited by

                                      Doesn't take all that much. And you never know if the society is real but the email is not. Although the entire premise is very scammy. It's got Amway written all over it.

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