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Pete
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 Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:54 am Post subject: Fake Emails - Alert! |
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Please be aware that there have been reports of fake hosting4clans.com emails being sent out with virus attachments.
This is a quote from a FAKE email:
| Quote: | Dear user sales,
You have successfully updated the password of your Hosting4clans account.
If you did not authorize this change or if you need assistance with your account, please contact Hosting4clans customer service at: support@hosting4clans.com
Thank you for using Hosting4clans!
The Hosting4clans Support Team
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If you recieve this kind of email, delete it immediately. Especially if you have not made any changes or haven't been contacted before hand about it. |
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ReLoaD
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Joined: 04 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: Fake Emails - Alert! |
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| Pete wrote: | Please be aware that there have been reports of fake hosting4clans.com emails being sent out with virus attachments.
This is a quote from a FAKE email:
| Quote: | Dear user sales,
You have successfully updated the password of your Hosting4clans account.
If you did not authorize this change or if you need assistance with your account, please contact Hosting4clans customer service at: support@hosting4clans.com
Thank you for using Hosting4clans!
The Hosting4clans Support Team
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If you recieve this kind of email, delete it immediately. Especially if you have not made any changes or haven't been contacted before hand about it. |
good job pete keep it up  you always keep people safe |
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Vintage
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Joined: 11 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:17 am Post subject: |
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| Good job pointing that out! Just wondering how did they get the @hosting4clans.com email? |
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Pete
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| It's called spoofing. They are able to 'fake' the sender. You can see where the email actually comes from looking at the header information. |
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