E-Mail Spammers Using Fake News for Scams
The e-mail messages have subject lines like "Barack Obama pulls out from Presidential Race" or "Heath Ledger awarded posthumous Oscar," which are a bit of a change from their usual tact of offering free sexual enhancing drugs. The senders, of course, hope that you'll be intrigued enough by the messages to click on the links within and then enter your personal information. Once they have that the people who send these messages are just a few clicks away from stealing your identity. Clicking the links could also install a trojan horse application, turning your computer into a pawn to send more spam e-mails to more people! So, as always, be careful what you click on. [Source: USA Today]
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