The Infrastructure Forum of the U.K. has warned that "out of office" auto-replies are used by thieves to target empty houses. The thieves purchase lists of e-mail addresses and mass-mail the list, hoping to receive "out of office" responses. Criminals then cross-reference the e-mail address to online directories to discover names, addresses, and phone numbers. More than 120 warnings about the scam were received by the Corporate IT Forum.
full article at http://www.vnunet.com/News/1137316 -- James W. Meritt CISSP, CISA Booz | Allen | Hamilton phone: (410) 684-6566
