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New Phising Scheme Beware !Subject: Facebook Password Reset Confirmation!

by Arbitrager
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This was just a friendly reminder. I almost fall for it because I wasn't paying attention. It was the UPS couple weeks ago, now Facebook! Don't Fall for it..



-----Original Message-----
From: Facebook Messages [mailto:security@facebook.com]
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:25 AM
To:
Subject: Facebook Password Reset Confirmation! Customer Support.

Dear user of facebook,

Because of the measures taken to provide safety to our clients, your password has been changed.
You can find your new password in attached document.

Thanks,
Your Facebook.
#beware #confirmation #facebook #password #phising #reset #scheme #subject
  • Profile picture of the author Kelvin Chan
    Hi Arbitrager,

    I got that too. Shift + Del it right away.
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    • Profile picture of the author IM World
      As always the best thing to do is never follow the link provided in an email if you are unsure & go directly to the website. My friend received the UPS one last week too but she was smart enough not to click on the link as it did not 'look right' although she was waiting for a package from the States via UPS.
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    • Profile picture of the author sylviad
      Never open such attachments - they're usually tainted with some sort of virus or spyware that the sender can then use to hack your system or track your logins or for some other devious purposes.

      If I ever receive messages like that, I go directly to the site using my own bookmarks to see what's going on. The majority of the time, it proves the email to be a scam/phishing.

      When possible, I forward such emails to the appropriate people on those sites, ie: PayPal has a special email where you can send them. This helps the authorities and the sites to take action against them.

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  • Profile picture of the author Arbitrager
    My mind was kinda blank at the time and almost open it up.. You know, one of those moments..
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    • Profile picture of the author sylviad
      Originally Posted by dave147 View Post

      Yeah I got a few of them - don't even open - just delete, they will go away eventually. Report as spam if your email program has that option
      Well, the problem with just deleting them is that these idiots can continue spamming... and they will find people who fall for their phishing schemes. The results can be mere annoyances or they can be far more serious.

      Yes they will stop eventually - because they get caught and their accounts banned. But they just move on and reopen accounts elsewhere or under new names and continue these devious activities. They don't "go away" unless the FBI catches up with them. And that can only happen if everyone helps by reporting such emails to the authorities - which can be done through the site they came from or are mirroring, like Facebook and PayPal.

      Since this is related to Facebook, there must be somewhere on that site to report such activities.

      As far as I know, all your email program will do is automatically send such messages to your JUNK folder, which only helps you and no one else, and does nothing to help stop this sort of crime.

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  • Profile picture of the author Sandor Verebi
    Originally Posted by Arbitrager View Post

    This was just a friendly reminder. I almost fall for it because I wasn't paying attention. It was the UPS couple weeks ago, now Facebook! Don't Fall for it..



    -----Original Message-----
    From: Facebook Messages [mailto:security@facebook.com]
    Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:25 AM
    To:
    Subject: Facebook Password Reset Confirmation! Customer Support.

    Dear user of facebook,

    Because of the measures taken to provide safety to our clients, your password has been changed.
    You can find your new password in attached document.

    Thanks,
    Your Facebook.
    If you are subscribed to a site from your free will, they will know your name. So you may be able to know what is coming from a reliable source.

    But ... naturally spammers can get your name, too. I also get this kind of letters regurarly. I learned to differentiate these phishings from the real. And I delete them right away.

    All the best,

    Sandor
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    - coming -
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  • Profile picture of the author dsmpublishing
    Hi guys

    ive had it a few times - i would have looked into it and then i though why on earth would facebook send me a new password by attachement?

    kind regards


    sam
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  • Profile picture of the author yommys01
    Got it but never open it. It is not going to be easy to scam a Nigerian is it?
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