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Just couldn't resist

14 years ago

posting this.

"Immediate Attention To All Our Customer.

Please be advised that there will be scheduled maintenance on the Internet and Intranet Web servers as well as the EMail Servers on Saturday, June 20th, 2009 beginning at 9:00 p.m. until approximately 12:00 midnight. All web and mail services will be interrupted during this time period, For you not to have problem signing into your account, you are adviced to send us your email account details.

After upgrading, a password reset link will be sent to your email for new password.

Details Needed For Maintenance:

*Email

*User Name

*Password

Failure to do this will leads to immediate suspenction of your email account and later deactivated.

This is a scheduled maintenance period that will be occuring each year, due to the amount of junk email our customers are receiving. We are trying to develop a very strong email filter that will be filtering all the spam and junk email from your mail box. We are very sorry for the inconviencies."

You do understand that if you don't do this it will leads to immediate suspenction of your email account and later deactivated.

They just don't give up, do they?

Sue

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Comments (10)

mikie_gw
14 years ago
So can we send our info to Gardenweb before the upgrade ?
Janette_ORz7
14 years ago
I got this ominous message a couple of days ago --------

Dear mail.charter.net user,

This message is from charter.net webmail messaging center
to all email account owners.We are currently upgrading
our data base and e-mail account center and We are deleting
all unused charter.net email account to create more
space for new accounts.

To prevent your account from clossing or deleted you will have to
update it below so that we will know that it's a present
used account.We are upgrading our systems to improve the
way we interact with you and to provide you with an
enhanced level of customer service.

CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW

* Username: ..............................

* Password:................................

* Date of Birth: ............................

* Country Or Territory:................

* Socal Security Number:.................

* Service Address Zip Code:.................

Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ.

Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or
her account within Seven days of receiving this warning
will lose his or her account permanently.

Thank you for using charter.net!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I wonder if anyone falls for this?
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
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unfortunately yes many people do fall for it then wonder how their email addy got taken over to use to send out spam to millions of people. Not to mention how much important info we have in our email folders.
genes
14 years ago
In the first one posted, these people should stay in school longer and at least get their spelling correct. Nothing looks more fishy than some blurb with spelling errors
(suspension)
I cant help it. I used to do that for a living for 35 years
breenthumb
14 years ago
That second one asked for everything but a drivers lic. # and your first born. Ah, didn't ask for maiden name or mothers maiden name--probably didn't want to be too obvious.

I'm sure there are plenty of people who respond to these. I'm helping a friend (widowed last year) whose DH never let her touch his computer. Now she is trying to learn but I think the first place to start after being dormant for a year is adequate protection and updates. And things like this are a whole saperate thing to be explained. It can be overwhelming.
biwako_of_abi
14 years ago
I once got a phishing message like that, but at the bottom of the page, when I read that anyone who didn't send back the required information by June 31(!) would have his account canceled, I couldn't help laughing. It is a shame, though, that anyone gets caught by these scams!
pfmastin
14 years ago
Gosh, I wonder if June has 31 days in other parts of the world? :) That's funny!
bpgreen
14 years ago
"I cant help it. I used to do that for a living for 35 years"

You duped people into divulging personal information for a living for 35 years? Shame on you.
genes
14 years ago
"I cant help it. I used to do that for a living for 35 years"
You duped people into divulging personal information for a living for 35 years? Shame on you.
Nope, just checking message traffic for spelling mistakes
bpgreen
14 years ago
I knew that and was just kidding.

I forgot the smiley. My bad.

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