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 Spot
a Spoof
Although there's no
foolproof formula for
spotting a spoof e-mail or
web site page, these signs should
arouse your suspicion.
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Signs of a Spoof
E-mail |
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A.
From a forged
email address.
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B.
There may e a
sense of urgency
or they try to
deceive you
there is a
problem with
your order.
Example:
Your credit card
has been
rejected.
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C.
There may be
obvious spelling
errors or errors
in grammar.
These help spoof
e-mails avoid
the spam filters
that ISPs use.
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D.
There are
embedded links
that look
legitimate
because they
contain all or
part of a real
company's name.
These links may
take you to
spoof sites (or
pop up windows)
that ask you to
enter, confirm
or update
sensitive
personal
information.
Don't worry, it
is highly
unlikely we have
lost your
account
information and
you never need
to give us your
social security
number, birth
date, mother's
maiden name or
any other
sensitive
information to
make a purchase
from our site.
These are clear
signs of a Spoof
email
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Spoof web sites
can be more
difficult to
detect, because
even the address
bar and padlock
that appear in
your browser
window can be
faked. To make
sure you're on
our site, type
in
www.announcingit.com
instead of
connecting from
a suspicious
link.
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From: announcingit.com<orderupdate@announcingit.com>
A
To: maria@hotmail.com
Subject: Your Announcingit.com order information !
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2006 15:05:26 +0100 (CET)
Dear Announcingit User:
We recently tried to
charge your credit card for your
B
Announcingit.com order (order #1942412) and it was rejected by the
bank because it has not complete infomation.
C
To update the credit card infomation details for your order, please
select this
link:
Click Here
D
If you received this mail once and update it onece .Please ignore
this mail .
Thanks!
Announcingit.com
This is an automated e-mail. Please do not respond.
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Did
you know?
If you have any doubt about the
authenticity of an Announcingit
email, simply login to the
My Account system of our website
as all emails from us will be listed
on that page. |
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Phishing/Spoofing
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- Be
suspicious of
any unsolicited
email requesting
sensitive personal
information.
- Avoid
filling out
forms in email
messages that
ask for personal
information,
especially
information
already given
during an
ordering
process, such as
your credit card
number.
- Always
compare the link
in the email to
the link that
you are actually
directed to.
- Log on to
the official
website by
typing in the
address in the
address box of
your browser,
instead of
"linking" to it
from an
unsolicited
email.
- Contact
the actual
business that
supposedly sent
the email to
verify if the
email is
genuine.
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Report
a Spoof |
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If you suspect that you've received a
fraudulent e-mail, please forward it to us. |
Forward any
suspicious e-mails to:
spoof@announcingit.com |
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Note: Don't change or
retype the subject line—this inhibits our
ability to properly investigate it. After
forwarding the e-mail, you should delete if
from your inbox as you would any other spam
received.
You
may also want to forward it to the Federal
Trade Commission at:
spam@uce.gov
or
contact them at:
www.consumer.gov/idtheft.
1-877-IDTHEFT |
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