I would go as far to say NEVER click on a url in an email. If you get a message from paypal,Citibank,UPS,IRS etc, go to their website by typing the URL in internet explorer/firefox/etc, if they have sent you a message their will be a way to retrieve it from their site(which you should already have an account on - otherwise they did not send it and it is a scam). Don't fall for 'social engineering' by calling a number from the email and giving out your personal information. If you get the number from the company's website you are relatively safe(there are ways to poison your dns cache too, so not 100%)
-----Original Message----- From: guy_and_liz Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 3:41 PM To: 'Lute List'; Denys Stephens Subject: [LUTE] Re: more general scams You should always check the actual URL associated with a suspicious link before you think about clicking it. The text you see on the screen can be completely different than the URL that it links to. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denys Stephens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Lute List'" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:32 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: more general scams > Dear Anthony, > I received one of those on my webmail account a couple of days ago > and it made me pause for a moment to read it - it's certainly a smart > new attempt to infiltrate our computers. The attached zip file gave it > away, as they always set the alarm bells ringing when they are > unsolicited. > Funnily enough, I just received another on my home computer and it flashed > in Outlook for just a second or two before AVG put it in the virus vault. > It's definitely a very dodgy e-mail. > > Best wishes, > > Denys > > > However, a week ago I received a message purporting to be from UPS about > an > undelivered parcel, and there is an attachment to click on, and I am told > this includes a form for details I need to fill-in to be able to receive > this parcel. > Now this time, I very nearly clicked on the attachment, thinking perhaps > some lute strings, I had forgotten I had ordered, had just arrived. > However, something about it made me hesitate, I may be wrong and it may be > valid, but I think it is a clever new scam to get personal details, or to > spread a virus. > Have any of you received a similar message purporting to be from UPS. > Anthony > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
