Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 That has been happening with Suntrust too! Be careful and never give your personal or account information to an email request. > I RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM A FRIEND OF MINE AND THOUGHT I WOULD SEND IT TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR INFORMATION. > > IT WAS TITLED: DO YOU USE EBAY? > > THIS IS WHAT IT SAID: > > I RECEIVED AN EMAIL THAT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS FROM EBAY, IT ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY INFORMATION IN MY ACCOUNT THERE, IT SAID THAT IF I DID NOT UPDATE THE INFO THERE MY USE OF EBAY WOULD BE RESTRICTED. THERE WAS A URL TO CLICK ON THAT WOULD TAKE ME TO THE PAGE I NEEDED TO UPDATE THE INFO. > > THIS IS A PHONY!! I READ ABOUT IT IN SMART COMPUTING MAGAZINE, IT IS CALLED PHISHING, THE PAGE IS SENT TO MILLIONS OF SITES IN HOPES THAT PEOPLE WILL GO TO THAT SITE AND GIVE THEIR PASSWORDS AND CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. IF YOU GET IT.. DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY...................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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