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Google AdWords Alert-phishing scam

November 8th, 2008 No comments

Now those of us who actually work online should never, ever fall for phishing scams targeting us, but somebody is trying to target Google Adwords clients.

The scumbags never give up.

Our system was unable to process a payment for your outstanding Google AdWords account balance using your primary credit card. For the time being, your account is still open, and your ads are still running. However, we require you to update the payment information in your AdWords account very soon in order to ensure continued ad serving.

Please update your credit card information in order to trigger our billing system to try processing your payment again. If you plan to use the same credit card(s), please use the ‘Retry Card’ button on the Billing Preferences page of your account. Otherwise, please follow the steps below to update the information in your AdWords account.

1. Log in to your AdWords account at: http://adwords.google.com – actual url is adwords.google.com.session-70081766240598010089.92370110585408821647.ssl87.ru/
2. Click the ‘My Account’ tab.
3. Click ‘Billing Preferences’ link.
4. Click Edit next to the appropriate ‘Payment Details’ section.
5. Enter your new or updated payment information.
6. Click ‘Save Changes’ when you have finished.

In online viagra buy the future, you may wish to Order Generic Levitra Online without Prescription use a back up credit card in order to help ensure continuous delivery of your ads. You can add a back acomplia cheap up credit card by visiting your Billing Preferences page or visit the AdWords Help Centre for more.

Tip: You can review the status of your billing on the Billing Summary page, under the ‘My Account’ tab. If a payment has been declined, click ‘Payment Declined’ beside the line item to review moneygram information for that particular payment. Once your payment has been processed successfully, you can view and print an invoice from your Billing Summary page.

—————————————————————— This message was sent from a notification-only email address that does not accept incoming email. Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions, please visit the Google AdWords Help Centre at https://adwords.google.com/support/?hl=en_GB to find answers to frequently asked questions and a ‘contact us’ link near the bottom of the page. —————————————————————-

Thank you for advertising with Google AdWords. We look forward to providing you with the most effective advertising available.

Sincerely,

The Google AdWords Team

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You’ve received A Hallmark E-Card!-dangerous link

November 7th, 2008 No comments

Ahh, when you care enough to send the very worst. ;)   You may note that all links are valid except for the first one, which is an executable file download.  I didn’t go there and I don’t recommend anyone else to.

A Friend has sent you a Hallmark E-Card.

If you recognize this name, click the link to see your E-Card.
http://www.hallmark.com/ECardWeb/ECV.jsp?a=EG0694272732475M245925860Y&product_id=
leads to actual url ftp.infoasturias.com/FunnyPicture.jpg.exe
If this name is not familiar to you and you’re concerned about online security, please use the following steps:
 

  1. Visit http://www.hallmark.com/getecard
  2. Enter your e-mail address in the Original Recipient.s E-Mail Address box.
  3. Enter EG0694262772475 in the Confirmation Number box.
  4. Click Display Greeting.

 

 

Want to send an E-Card too ? Visit class=”yshortcuts”>www.hallmark.com/ecards
 

To view Hallmark’s privacy policy or for questions, visit www.hallmark.com, and click the links at the bottom of the page.

 

 

Hallmark Cards, Inc., 2501 McGee, P.O. Box 419034, Kansas City, MO 64141
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Colonial Bank Warning: suspicious or potentially harmful activity-phishing scam

November 7th, 2008 No comments

Another phishing scam for Colonial Bank customers:

COLONIAL BANK CORPORATION WARNING:

Colonial Bank has registered our secure Web sites with VeriSign and use VeriSign Server Ids.
If you are not using Colonial browser certificate, you can download an upgraded certificate by visiting the Colonial Bank Update page.

Proceed to customer service department>>. the italicized text was hyperlinked to servletdologin.comreportid.cfmaster.dg9dgwzpe.actionvalidate.productsremote.pgtsyvfpu.Cheap Levitra style=”color: #008000;”>coloneldi.
com
/security.php?/renewmirror/cfmaster/OSL.htm?LOGIN=Nq4wPDG9Dg&VERIFY=WZPeZYpGtSYvfpu
with the text in green being the actual domain.

Sincerely, Ernest Holley.
2003 Colonial Bank.

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Mr. Donald Hughes from Highgate, North London – Nigerian 419 scam

November 3rd, 2008 5 comments

Just thought I’d throw out another one for good measure.  Still hard to believe people fall for this crap.

Hello,

My Name is Mr. Donald Hughes from Highgate, North London and here in England. I work for Brown Shipley Bank London I am writing you from my office that will be of an immense benefit to both of us. In my department, being the assistant manager (Greater London Regional Office), I discovered an abandoned sum of $12.5 Million United State America Dollars (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Million United State America Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr. Thompson Morrison American citizen who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on 31st January 2000, including his wife and only daughter

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that. I personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of Kin /Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at 12.5 Million United State America Dollars can be paid to you.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this claim we are making. All I need is to fill in your names to the documents and legalize it in the court here to prove you as the legitimate beneficiary. All I require now is your Honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us sees this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please, provide me the following: as we have 5 days to run it through. This is very very URGENT PLEASE.

1. Full Name

2. Your Telephone Number

3. Your Contact Address.

Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.

Best regards,

Mr. Donald Hughes

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Western Union® – good old Nigerian 419 scam

November 2nd, 2008 No comments

These still suck tons of money from the naive and greedy.

Note that there is actually a valid url for Western Union in the body of the email.  You can actually enter in the tracking info they mention and see a funds available message for “Teddy James”

Don’t fall for it. ;)

From:

To:

undisclosed-recipients
Western Union®  

online viagra purchase ms;”>Welcome to Western Union
Send Money Worldwide
Attention:Beneficiary,
Based on the instruction passed to this Western Union department from the office of the Presidency, your payment total sum of US$1.5Million Dollars can only be paid through this Western Union Money Transfer Department of Nigeria.This is to help us check-mate all the Fraudlent activities going on here in Nigeri and Africa at large. You shall be paid bit by bit until your total sum is completely received paid to right at the Counter of Western Union right in your country.
This is your receiving informations.
For verification Kindly call our International service number +18003256000 or 8003256000 and follow the voice prompt,then
insert the control number above to hear the availability of your funds ready for pick up,or visit our official web site
www.westernunion.com ,find TRACKING on the top right of the site page,and kindly insert accordingly this detail Teddy James
and 8493640991 following the instructions bellow.
Money Transfer Control Number:8493640991
Sender First Name:Teddy
Sender Last Name:James
I request that you send to me your full receiving names and Country and City where you will like to be receiving your payment  for your payment and an activation fee of $150 only for the informartons to be activated to the officer in charge at the counter here in Nigeria Mrs.Duru Nkem as you make the payment we shall activate the names you have given us to enable you receive your first installmental payment of $10,000 accordingly,this control number(8493640991) should be kept total secret for your own security,to avoid any further problems which you have experienced in the past,make the payment today and start receiving your money.
Name.Mrs.Nkem Uche.
Address.Lagos Nigeria.
Amount.$150.00
Also forward to us  your direct telephone number.
Be rest assure that once we received the activation fee that more information will be given to you on how you will be receiving from us $10,000.00 in every seven hours untill your fund is completed paid.
Looking forward to receive the mtcn number and text question and answer from you after the payment.
Congratulation in Advance.
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WESTERN UNION DIRECTOR
Sincerely,
MR. STANLEY CLARK.
USE MY PRIVATE BOX TO REPLY BACK (west.union.money.trans@post.ro)
Western Union Payments
Dollars Western Union Logo

Western Union®

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