Re: [Vo]:OT: Another example of hi-tech depravity, another phishing attempt
On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Orionworks - Steven Vincent Johnson < orionwo...@charter.net> wrote: I did not include the supoena.doc file, nor did I even care to open it to > find out what horrible things I have committed. > > > > I decided to check out the supplied URL, however, that came with the email > address: txbrs.com. > > > > If you enter > > > > http://intxbrs.com > > > > web hosting immediately reroutes the URL to: > > > > http://texasbuildingandroofingsuppliesinc.com/ > This could be one of several situations. - They have nothing to do with this, and, like you suggest, their site might have been hacked. - They have nothing to do with this, and their site is safe, and someone else is just directing people to them and impersonating them. - There is malware in the .doc file. - There is malware at the site linked to. - The Texas Building people paid money to a shady company to drive traffic to their site. Take care with the malware scenarios -- there are some computer exploits that execute silently, without the user knowing. Eric
Re: [Vo]:OT: Another example of hi-tech depravity, another phishing attempt
Orionworks - Steven Vincent Johnson wrote: > I'm thinking of calling the establishment to inform them of what I > received allegedly from one of their employees. > Yes, call them on the telephone. That cannot be hacked. No e-mail or instant messages. Keep the conversation short. If they do not understand just say "I guess you shouldn't worry about it." And say good bye. - Jed
[Vo]:OT: Another example of hi-tech depravity, another phishing attempt
Bad URL spelling in my part. Dyslexia hits again. The original url is: http://txbrs.com it gets immediately rerouted to: http://texasbuildingandroofingsuppliesinc.com/ Steve
[Vo]:OT: Another example of hi-tech depravity, another phishing attempt
I just received the following phishing scheme. Never got one like this before. Kind of a new angle, and a bit creative too! I received a terse text message that sez: "Why have you sued me? WTF is this? I am attaching the subpoena." I did not include the supoena.doc file, nor did I even care to open it to find out what horrible things I have committed. I decided to check out the supplied URL, however, that came with the email address: txbrs.com. If you enter http://intxbrs.com web hosting immediately reroutes the URL to: http://texasbuildingandroofingsuppliesinc.com/ The URL turns out to be what appears to be a legitimate business: "Texas Building and Roofing Supplies, INC." I'm assuming the website may have been hacked. Maybe someone can clue me in here, but if I were to be so naive as to return a response to the supplied email address appears, wouldn't my response go to presumably an employee of Texas Building and Roofing Supplies. INC? IOW, it would seem to imply that someone working at that establishment is actually instigating this phishing scheme. Or, could it be the case that some savvy tech-nerd found a way to re-route the special email address to a more obscure location, particularly since the URL txbrs.com is immediately rerouted to a more elaborate URL address. If so, it would imply that someone, like a web builder may have been involved in assembling the phishing scheme. I'm thinking of calling the establishment to inform them of what I received allegedly from one of their employees. The website has a phone number. See if they know if the email address belongs to a known/legitimate employees of the business. Comments? Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson OrionWorks.com zazzle.com/orionworks
