There's something or another born every minute. This one is worth a read and a possible bulletin to your respective clients (in a modified form I'm sure)...
Thanks, -rwr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanna Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "GA List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 12:13 PM Subject: [ga] .US Scam warning > FYI. > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Subject: Scam Warning! Please read. > > > > > > Dear Valued Go Daddy customer, > > > > Tuesday morning, alert Go Daddy customers notified me that another > > scammer is after your personal information. Our legal team is already > > working with the FBI to take any and all appropriate action. > > > > In the meantime, I want to make sure you're informed and protected. Here > > are the details of the scam: > > > > Someone is sending emails to our recent .US domain registrants. The emails > > are disguised as coming from " [EMAIL PROTECTED] ". This is a > > legitimate Go > > Daddy email address, but these emails are not coming from us. > > > > The scammer's email instructs recipients to divulge - via fax - their Go > > Daddy account login, user name and password; their Social Security > > Number; and proof of address. The pretence provided is that this > > information is needed to verify eligibility for the .US domain. Again, the > > scammers are requesting this information be sent to a fax number in > > Nevada. > > > > I want you to know two things: First, Go Daddy would never ask for this > > information, in any form, period. We'd never ask for your Social Security > > number. And we never ask you to fax or mail us your personal information. > > > > Second, the scammers did not get your email contact information from Go > > Daddy. Scam artists constantly probe the "Whois" database, the central > > repository of ownership information for all domain name owners. (You can > > think of the Whois database as being the Internet equivalent of your local > > County Recorder's office. Real estate ownership information is required by > > law to be public; it's the same with domain name ownership > > > > I won't speculate as to the intent of these scammers, but it can't be > > good. So please: If you receive one of the emails I've described above (or > > any other communication that makes you suspicious in the future) please do > > not respond to them! Instead, forward them to the special address I've set > > up: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your best protection against scammers is awareness. So please stay on > > guard, and if you receive any communication that strikes you as > > suspicious, forward it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Bob Parsons > > President, > > Go Daddy Software, Inc. > > http://www.godaddy.com/ > > -- > This message was passed to you via the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list. > Send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to unsubscribe > ("unsubscribe ga" in the body of the message). > Archives at http://www.dnso.org/archives.html >
