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Kind regards,
MM
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Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 4:33 PM
Subject: E-Gold Warning Not sure if I sent this out to you all. Just FYI. ======================================================== E-mails going out that will steal your e-gold password. We’re sending this warning out earlier than we usually Send out or e-mail NEWS because it can be costly to fall prey to this one! ~~~~~~~~ There is a hacker sending out e-mails, purporting to be the SEC. Last month we had a special report in out monthly Gazette online on how
passwords were being stolen by phony websites. We have an article this month on
how viruses can tap into your computer and steal all your passwords. One of the ways hackers are getting into e-gold accounts is by sending emails purporting to be from Enforcement authorities. They ask you to open an attachment and complete various "procedures." Many people using computers are not technically minded and won't see the danger in that. If anyone receives any message claiming to be from a government authority, NEVER open any attachments. Try returning the email first. If it bounces, then you know it wasn't from who they claimed they were. I suggest that they contact the authority DIRECTLY by phone to ask if such an email was sent. In this way a lot of problems are prevented. It appears that this hacker could be the same one that claimed to be from Omnipay and contained some kind of .exe file as part of a routine in administering e-gold's DDU (due diligence unit). The program somehow extracted e-gold login information and the hackers merrily walked off with all the gold. (E-gold never sends attachments). Any questionable attachments can be sent to Symantec for analysis. Again, this is a valuable lesson: do not open .exe files unless you are
certain about the content AND the sender. But remember, just because it comes
from someone you know, it doesn't mean that its OK. “Paula” If you are not receiving CASH in your mailbox TODAY you’re not in the right program. :-) 2-Minute Sizzle Line: 800.742.6549 Ext. 7548 ---You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
