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Subscribe to commentsjosephAug 15th 2008 5:39PM
come on - couldn't find better stock photos than a 2003 AOL inbox image?
SamwiseAug 19th 2008 6:03PM
Anyone else read that last line and remember the movie line, "They're coming to get you, Barbara"?
c. soughersAug 16th 2008 2:40PM
PAY ATTENTION HERE ~
WE HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL BOGUS E-MAILS FROM LOCAL BANKING INSTITUTIONS (WITH LOGOS) WHERE WE HAVE NO ACCOUNTS AT ALL ASKING US TO GO TO OTHER SITES AND ANSWER / FILL IN SOME PERSONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR ACCOUNTS. .
ALL WE DO IS PRINT THEM OUT AND TAKE THEM, PERSONALLY, TO THE BANK MANAGERS SO THEY CAN SEE JUST WHAT ALL IS HAPPENING IN THEIR NAME. WE ALSO ASK THEM TO PASS THESE E-MAILS UP THE LINE TO THEIR HIGHER MANAGEMENT.
SURE HOPE THEY DO SO, BUT WHO KNOWS?????
teresaAug 16th 2008 2:46PM
These fake bank e-mails have been around for awhile. The most comman are from "Wells Fargo and Bank of America", you can forward them to their fraud departments, all banks have them.
CarolynAug 16th 2008 3:29PM
I get similar emails all the time from a source claiming to be Bank of America and I don't bank with them. I hope the manager does something. Also, I place them in my spam so when I get another, I know it is not from the same email address. A good rule of thumb is to never answer ANY personal questions via the internet, or the telephone for that matter.
sharry mAug 16th 2008 2:32PM
soooo this tells me nothing how do we know if its a fake or we really do have to update our adobe???
how do we spot these bogus emails and what can we do about them???
AmyAug 16th 2008 7:20PM
to check if you need an update to the flash player, go to adobe web site by manualy typing in the address into your web browser and check for updates from the site.
I get these emails all the time and depending on thw type of email I either go to the site to check if there is really an update or in the case of banks or paypal I forward the email to them but it doesn't seem to do much good 'cause they tell you thank you we are looking into the problem so they can shut the people down.
david eiseleAug 16th 2008 2:37PM
I have recently received emails claiming to be from CNN. Since I can't remember the last time I was there, knew there was no way they had my email address. Besides, why send me an email in the first place? Well, now I know why, and am glad I just clicked on them as being spam and moved onto the next email.
ScottAug 19th 2008 6:54AM
Watch out for ones that say they are from Ebay. If you use ebay alot most likely you will receive emails claiming to be ebay and they do really look like the logos that ebay uses. They will ask you to sign in, but don't do it, that is how they get you sign in information. They may say that someone is using your account or that something you were bidding on has closed, but it is all a scam, ebay will never ask you for your sign in information in an email. If they need updated information for any reason they will notify you through your account informtion when you are all ready signed in my ebay section of ebay. They do really look just like the logos used for ebay. Be careful opening any emails that you don't know who it is from.
t. vanceAug 16th 2008 3:35PM
So...KILL those found guilty of screwing with peoples lives. Quit messing around with fines, that does nothing, other than having them figure out how to steal more.
PERRYAug 16th 2008 3:41PM
First, if it is not your bank then do not answer it. Second, put the pointer over the link and it should show the correct address..www.msn.com..not www.johnspage/msn.com
JOEAug 16th 2008 3:46PM
Lets all pitch in to get these crooks behind bars. Any suspicious email should be reported to Spam@UCE.GOV which is the Internet Fraud and Spam Center....
DebAug 16th 2008 6:23PM
Thanks for posting the address to report spam. I win about 5 million dollars a week from various banks & lotteries all fake of course. I would love to get these people in trouble. I once spent a half hour long distance begging my son not to respond to an email that was assuring him that he had won a vast amount of money which I knew was bogus. These people need to be stopped.
PerryAug 16th 2008 3:45PM
You can usualy see if the address link is fake by putting the pointer over the link..if it says, www.msn.com(or the like) it is a real email..if it says.www.johnspage/msn.com then it is bogus.
dallas bruhnAug 16th 2008 3:51PM
I WAS HIT 3 WEEKS AGO. THEY LOCKED MY COUMPUTER. IT COST ME 100.OO , TO GET IT FIXED.
PERRYAug 16th 2008 4:06PM
I have been sending emails to spam@uce.gov for years and the result is nothing was done as far as I know. I guess it is on their list of least important with a war going on and the economy in ruins.
ALAug 16th 2008 4:42PM
I had a Bank of America offcial looking e-mail, prompting me to log in my user name and password so that I can view and obtain a printed copy of the latest transactions on my account that is now presently available. I had to laugh but to the unknowing, this could result in a phising expedition. Beware.
hetnaAug 16th 2008 4:59PM
Some people are just too sad...I mean, that is @#$% up! I keep getting emails that say things like "Persephone, I've heard rumors about you"
First of all, thats not my name.
Second, how could you have hear rumors about me if you don't know my real name?!
VasilikiAug 16th 2008 5:12PM
Yeah, same with the fake email from Paypal saying needs to update info..etc but I knew it wasn't real. Paypal doesn't email me asking for information again. So I was thinking of making up something for spammer, put the address of police department and ummm maybe telephone number of the police or something..so they should be arrested! hahah. I thought it would be nice for spammer to get caught and be punished severely as law applies. Not only emails but now through instant messages too many junks someone ought to do something about it.. any idea?
ChazAug 16th 2008 5:38PM
Really punish these phishers to protect the good guys. I mean set an example. Prison time and a financial punishment and others might get the hint to back off.