I got this too, and agree it looks sketchy, pehaps someone got hold of their list and wants to see what e-mails are still 'alive'? And what people are prone to click on everything they see.
--gabe * rajesh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > In spite of all the trust implications in outsourcing e-mail > communications, why would any company use a 3rd party mail service > provider, especially, to sent a "E-Mail hoax notification"? > > How would one distinguish the original fraudulent email from this real > alert email? Return address does not point to BestBuy, the URL's don't > point to BestBuy. > > (If I click thru some of this potentially spam-like links I do reach > BestBuy page with the real warning. But the fraudulent mail had the same > features.) > > Rva > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Received: from mailer13.postfuture.com ([64.5.35.13]) by > mc5-f30.law1.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); > Sat, 21 Jun 2003 07:22:02 -0700 > Received: from postfuture.com (64.5.35.58) by mailer13.postfuture.com > with SMTP; 21 Jun 2003 09:35:26 -0600 > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: XXXXXX > From: Best Buy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Official Notification from Best Buy > Reply-To: Best Buy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-PF-ERID: 387;;54254944 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----+PF_NextPart1" > Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Jun 2003 14:22:02.0958 (UTC) > FILETIME=[7C178EE0:01C33800] > Date: 21 Jun 2003 07:22:02 -0700 > > ******************************************************* > IMPORTANT E-MAIL HOAX NOTIFICATION > ******************************************************* > > Late Wednesday afternoon, June 18, 2003, > Best Buy became aware of an unauthorized and > deceptive e-mail to consumers titled "Fraud Alert." > That e-mail message, which requested personal information > (i.e., social security and credit card numbers), claimed to > come from the BestBuy.com Fraud Department. That > message was NOT from Best Buy or any of our affiliates. > > Best Buy is working with the appropriate law enforcement > authorities to quickly resolve the situation. We are working > to shut down sites affiliated with that unauthorized e-mail and > Best Buy > will work with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any > perpetrators involved in this illegal act to the fullest extent > of the law. If you replied to the fraudulent e-mail in any way, > contact your bank and/or credit card companies immediately. > > No Best Buy systems have been compromised, and our online > business is secure. The privacy of your personal information is > of the utmost importance to Best Buy and any information you > provide to us is handled according to our Privacy Policy. > To view our Privacy Policy, please visit: > http://bestbuy.postfuture.com/P/v3/r.asp?r=T1_Url4&e=387;;54254944&a=1006 > > As part of the preparation for the relaunch of BestBuy.com, > online purchasing will be temporarily unavailable beginning > Friday, June 20; however, our product information and helpful > resource articles will still be available. Rest assured, the > fraudulent e-mail will not affect the launch of our > redesigned Web site. > > If you have any questions, call Customer Care at > 1-888-BEST BUY (237-8289) or visit our Online Pressroom at: > http://bestbuy.postfuture.com/P/v3/r.asp?r=T1_Url5&e=387;;54254944&a=1006 > > To find out more about protecting your information, visit the > Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft Web site at: > http://bestbuy.postfuture.com/P/v3/r.asp?r=T1_Url6&e=387;;54254944&a=1006 > > Thank you for being a valued Best Buy customer. > > > > If you've opted out of Best Buy promotional e-mails, don't worry: > you haven't been signed up again. We just wanted to make sure > you knew about this situation, regardless of whether you receive > Best Buy promotional e-mails. You will NOT continue to receive > Best Buy promotional e-mails. Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
