How to Spot How to Spot a Spoof a Spoof    
Spoof e-mails are all too common these days ... here's one way to spot one.



The sample fradulent e-mail shown below is an example
of some of the messages that are being sent out by
people who are trying to steal other people's money.
Messages, such as this one, can arrive in your inbox
at your e-mail account with the intent to make you
panic so you click on the button and proceed to
submit personal information. They are normally
disguised to look as though they are from ebay,
Amazon Books, Paypal, and other major companies,
but they are NOT!

We are posting this message as an alert to our
customers and visitors in order to make you aware
just in case you have not seen these before.
Most companies have a "spoof" department
where such messages can be forwarded. One way to
determine the true origin of the message is to
save the message as a .txt or .doc file and then
open it in a Notepad, Wordpad, Word, etc. ... then
you can read the otherwise hidden header information.

Below is an example of one of these type of messages.
Note that most of these messages will say something
like "Dear Member" rather than your name.

We hope this information helps you to be
more aware while on your computer ...
be careful out there!





_____________________________________





[An actual logo will appear in the corner]
Dear member,

This email confirms that you have paid orders@dell.com $699.99 USD

This credit card transaction will appear on your bill as "DELL INC"



Payment Details


Item #Item TitleQuantityPriceSubtotal

458716392097
(This will be hotlinked to an actual item.)
New Dell 6400 e1505 Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz 1GB Laptop

1

$669.95 USD

$669.95 USD

Shipping & Handling via USPS First Class Mail to 154XX
(includes any seller handling fees)
$19.16 USD
Shipping Insurance (optional):--
Sales Tax (6.000% inPA) : $10.88 USD
Total: $699.99 USD




Shipping Information


Shipping Info: Rob Yurbank
1234 Crooked Road
Scamville, Anywhere / Zip
United States
Address Status:Confirmed


If you have questions about the shipping and tracking of your purchased item or service, please contact the seller orders@dell.com.


Do you confirm this transaction?

If this transaction was not made by you please immediately take the following steps:

  • Login to your account by clicking on the link below
  • Provide requested information to ensure you are the owner of the account

(This will be a hot link ... DO NOT click on it!!!)
It will say ...


CANCEL TRANSACTION!



Thank you.


Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your account and choose the Help link located in the top right corner of any page.
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