This is from my internet service provider, so I have to assume it's real and scary. Seems I often get things from pseudo-eBay and pseudo-Paypal asking for credit card updates, so thought I'd pass it along. Lots of people I know use Paypal (including me), which is certainly legit.
Beth Benoit University System of New Hampshire Greetings FCG Networks subscribers, A new virus has been detected that has the potential to steal money from you. It arrives in the form of an email, which pretends to be from PayPal, the legitimate online payment service that many Ebay buyers and sellers use. If you get an e-mail message warning you that your PayPal account is about to expire, don't open it. If you open it, don't double-click the attachment. If you double-click the attachment, don't complete the form asking for your credit card information. And if you do fill in the form, call your credit card company immediately. How It Works : Mimail (pronounced "my mail") arrives in an e-mail that appears to be from PayPal. In very convincing language, it states that your account will expire soon unless you resubmit your credit card information. "We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause," the text politely reads. The letter even appears concerned about your privacy: "Please do not send your personal information through e-mail, as it will not be as secure." Instead, it asks that you run the attached program. That's where you enter your valuable information, which it then sends to four different e-mail addresses. It also scours your hard drive for new e-mail addresses to send the same bogus message. These messages, like the one you got, are "spoofed" to appear as if they came from PayPal. If you do receive a suspicious email, DO NOT OPEN IT. FCG Networks recommends that you install the latest anti virus software or update your existing installation of virus protection software with the latest virus definitions. In addition, FCG Networks can provide you with server side virus protection for your email for only $3 per month. This server side email virus filtering service stops the virus before it ever reaches your PC. Call us at 800-992-3420 to add this service. Tom Nestor Technical Support Mgr. FCG Networks --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
