I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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Recently I was asked about the following email:

HEADS UP

REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public today.

REMINDER... all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies tomorrow and you will start to receive sale calls.

.... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS

To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222 .

It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.. It takes about 20 seconds.

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I received multiple messages in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about these to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the messages I received.

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What: December ISSA Lunch Meeting
When: Tuesday, December 2nd 2008. 11am – 12:30pm
Where: Abuelo’s in Rogers (map)

Our meeting will meet at a different location this month. We will be meeting at Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant in Rogers (Just off of 540). It is an exit further south than our normal location for those of you coming from the Fayetteville / Fort Smith area. Our main focus of this meeting is to finalize election nominations, cast ballots, and discuss the plans for 2009. There will be no industry speaker at this meeting in order to accomplish all of the chapter business. However, plan to discuss topics for speakers in 2009. We will be planning the upcoming year (at a high level).

Dave

I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The

following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message twice in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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This email is nothing but a virus deployment method. If you receive an email like this, don't open the attachment - JUST DELETE IT

Here is the subject of this virus email:

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
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Here is the subject of this scam email: Good Proposal! -9GA

This email was supposedly sent by: David Samuels

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Obama win an Electoral College majority

This email was supposedly sent by: Election results

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Election Night Results

This email was supposedly sent by: Elections Result center

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Colorado Business Bank - an encrypted SSL connection is equipped with a mechanism for detecting tampering

This email was supposedly sent by: Colorado Business Bank Support Department

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Colorado Business Bank - your password will never be displayed on your computer screen

This email was supposedly sent by: Colorado Business Bank Account Service

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Colonial Bank would like to announce latest update

This email was supposedly sent by: Colonial Bank Support Department

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Colonial Bank Warning: if you are not actively using the system.

This email was supposedly sent by: Colonial Bank Account Service

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Better Business Bureaus, Attention: identity theft is a crucial matter

This email was supposedly sent by: Better Business Bureaus Customer Update Department

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Wachovia Customer Support - offer opportunities we believe may benefit our customers.

This email was supposedly sent by: Wachovia connection Account Service

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Wachovia Customer Support - protect the information you share with us.

This email was supposedly sent by: Wachovia connection Security

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Wachovia Customer Support - We use some information to help identify and mitigate potential risks or loss to the Bank.

This email was supposedly sent by: Wachovia connection Tech Support

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Colorado Business Bank - an encrypted SSL connection is equipped with a mechanism for detecting tampering

This email was supposedly sent by: Colorado Business Bank Renewal Support Team

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I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Colonial Bank Warning: access the Bank's servers.

This email was supposedly sent by: Colonial Bank Customer Update Department

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Bank of America We recognize your right to privacy.

This email was supposedly sent by: Bank of America Support Team

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Better Business Bureaus, Attention: do not provide confidentiality via encryption.

This email was supposedly sent by: Better Business Bureaus Security

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Warning LaSalle Bank Consumers: Information from a consumer reporting agency

This email was supposedly sent by: LaSalle Bank Business

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Ocean Bank Alert - Federal Warning Systems

This email was supposedly sent by: Ocean Bank Corporate

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Wachovia online would like to inform you news

This email was supposedly sent by: Wachovia connection Update Service Department

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Bank of America Update - News.

This email was supposedly sent by: Bank Of America Customer Update Department

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I received this message in my junk email. So obviously something isn't right about it to start with.
The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.

Here is the subject of this scam email: Real Genuine Offer from Successful Greek Company!

This email was supposedly sent by: abdulkarim xiaobo

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What: November ISSA Lunch and Learn
When: Tuesday, November 4th 2008. 11am – 12:30pm
Where: Whole Hog Café, Bentonville (map)

Presentation: Dave Smith & Von Nguyen of Palo Alto Networks
(http://www.paloaltonetworks.com)

What will they be presenting:
Dave and Von will give a presentation on Next Generation Application Firewalls.
They will cover why conventional firewalls are no longer enough to protect the
enterprise and why smarter application firewalls are now needed. They will
explain how an effective application-aware firewall can curb numerous security threats.

Our November meeting marks the beginning of our annual elections.
We will be electing individuals for the following offices:
• President
• Vice President
• Secretary
• Treasurer

Dave

Yesterday I received an email from a "company" about becoming a customer care representative. So there are a few issues with this:

• I didn't apply anywhere for a customer care representative position.
• The domain watford.gov.uk of the replyTo address in the email header doesn't match the name of the company that supposed sent the email and looks like a government domain in the UK.
• The email address that received this email is one that I use for my website and would never use for personal business.

So all in, if you receive an email like this, DELETE IT .

Here is the image of the email I received. You can click on the thumbnail below to see a larger version of the image:

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Yesterday I received an email from a "company" about becoming a mystery shopper. So there are a few issues with this:

• I didn't apply to anything about being a mystery shopper.
• The domain cushingdolan.com of the replyTo address in the email header doesn't match the name of the company that supposed sent the email.
• The email link in the email body points to a gmail account, which has a different name than the person who "signed" the email and the address that sent this email.
• The sending email address doesn't match either the name of the sender or the email address you are supposed to reply to.
• And....Michael is spelled wrong in the gmail address

So all in, if you receive an email like this, DELETE IT .

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I received five more copies of the Bank of America Phishing Email. The web page that these emails point to, tried to force me to execute an executable file. Trend Micro says this exe file is CRYP_MEW-11.

So if you receive an email like these, DELETE IT .

Here are the images of the emails I received. You can click on one of the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the image:

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This is another version of the Key Bank Phishing Email. The web page that this email points to, tried to force me to execute an executable file. Trend Micro says this exe file is CRYP_MEW-11.

So if you receive an email like this, DELETE IT .

Here are the images of the emails I received. You can click on one of the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the image:

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Today I received two emails that are supposed about recruiting for a home based position. The fact that I received the same message from two different sources is a big tip off that it is a scam. With the economy in shambles, more folks might be tempted to reply to this message which would not be a good idea.

So if you receive an email like this, DELETE IT .

Here are the images of the emails I received. You can click on one of the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the image:

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This is another version of the Key Bank Phishing Email. The web page that this email points to, tried to force me to execute an executable file. I have not had a chance to look into the executable yet, but any web page that does that concerns me.

So if you receive an email like this, DELETE IT .

Here are the images of the html and text of email I received, the web site, and the download prompt. You can click on one of the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the image:

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Initially I thought this was just another Phishing email, but when I checked the link that was in this email, the web page tried to force me to execute an executable file. I have not had a chance to look into the executable yet, but any web page that does that concerns me.

So if you receive an email like this, DELETE IT .

Here are the images of the html and text of email I received, the web site, and the download prompt. You can click on one of the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the image:

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Today I received an email that is supposed about recruiting for a home based position. Some things about this message just didn't seem right to me and with the economy in shambles, more folks might be tempted to reply to this message which would not be a good idea..

• The reply to address (where the message was sent from) and the manager's email address were from separate domains - tpgcpas.com and gmail.com respectively.

• The wording of the message while better than most scam emails, still isn't quite right. There are punctuation, tense, and grammar issues in this message.

Here is an image of the email I received. You can click on the thumbnail below to see a larger version of the image:

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This email appears to from Flagstar Bank, but after a quick look, it is fairly apparent that it is nothing more than a Phishing email. A couple of points on this message:

• The second sentance doesn't read right, it appears to be missing a word.

• The third sentance is not constructed right and again doesn't read correctly.

Here is an image of the email I received. You can click on the thumbnail below to see a larger version of the image:

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I won't go into detail on these phishing / scam emails, since I received three today, they are obviously not real.

Here are the images of the emails I received. You can click on one of the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the image:

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Well I guess I should have expected the number of home based work email scams to increase, but for me to get two (2) in one (1) day is crazy and the day isn't over yet.

This email is supposedly about a home based opportunity with Advan Group LTD. When I first saw the email in my "Junk" folder I figured I could ignore it, but with our economy heading south, there may be more folks tempted by this message and replying to it is a very bad idea. This, like most scam emails, suffer from what I would call a lack of understanding of the english language. What I mean by that is that the email doesn't read right.

• The reply to address (where the message was sent from) and the manager's email address were from separate domains - heidenheim.com and gmail.com respectively.

• The wording of the message isn't quite right. There are punctuation, verb tense, and grammar issues in the message.

• The email says you will be working over 4 hours a day Monday through Friday, but only 16 hours a week

Here is an image of the email I received. You can click on the thumbnail below to see a larger version of the image:

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Today I received an email that is supposed about recruiting for a home based position. Some things about this message just didn't seem right to me and with the economy in shambles, more folks might be tempted to reply to this message which would not be a good idea.

• The reply to address (where the message was sent from) and the manager's email address were from separate domains - linux.ca and gmail.com respectively.

• The wording of the message while better than most scam emails, still isn't quite right. There are punctuation, tense, and grammar issues in this message.

Here is an image of the email I received. You can click on the thumbnail below to see a larger version of the image:

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So I received a new CitiBank scam email today.

Here is an image of the email I received. You can click on the thumbnail below to see a larger version of the image:

How do I know it was a scam email?

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The next NWA ISSA Meeting is coming up fast.

Please mark your calendars for October 7th. Our October meeting will include lunch and a discussion/presentation about risk analysis.

WHAT: NWA ISSA Meeting
WHEN: October 7th, 2008 11am
WHERE: Whole Hog Café, Bentonville

SPEAKER:
Quantitative Risk Assessment
Chris Calvert, CISSP, CISM - Laconic Security

AGENDA:
11am – Lunch
11:15am – Call to order for Chapter Business
11:30am – Go over upcoming Chapter elections
11:45am - Speaker

As always, all are invited and do not need to be ISSA members to attend.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Dave

Firefox version 2.0.0.12 has an issue with a possible remote denial of service due to the way it handles iframes.

Looking at the example exploit code, if you are using the NoScript extension there may some mitigation to your exposure.

See the full article.

Today I received an email from PayPal that had a reply address of akstcalmaribatejanamnsdgs_at_almaribatejana.com. That tipped me off that something wasn't quite right with the message. A quick read through the message confirmed that for me. The grammar was not quite right and the word member was mis-spelled in the message. And if you moused over the link the target address was not paypal, but the one listed in the email text below.

See the full text of this email, with the grammar and spelling mistakes highlighted.

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So here is a scam email that I received the yesterday. It looks very much like Monster Version of the Foreign Payment Officer Scam, but they are some subtle differences. The biggest one is the description of how you will earn the salary is missing from this message. Maybe in an attempt to throw off spam filters or just to make the message look more legitimate.

There are a couple of things that don't sit right with the message:

1)   The email address that you are supposed to contact does not match the sender's domain.

2)   Secondly the company is based in the Ukraine but the sending email domain is listed as an internet provider for the UK.

3)   You can't see it in this text version, but the image that is attached to this message is for "Masters DB Software Development Company", which is the company that supposedly sent the Monster Version of the Foreign Payment Officer Scam email.

4)   Lastly, whoever wrote this message misspelled Ukraine.

Here is the full text of the email I received:

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I thought OpenID would be pretty cool if it was adopted widely. For it to be adopted widely, it needed the support from a group of the big boys. Well it looks like that is starting to happen.

The OpenID Foundation announced that Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, IBM and VeriSign would become its first corporate board members.

I guess we will have to wait and see what happens now. Hopefully everyone can work together for a solution that we can all use.

I received a suspicious email today and after a quick look realized that it was a phishing email. First off, it is addressed to someone named Moarah, beats me who that is. Then when I moused over the link I saw that the target of the link was very different from what I expected as a matter of fact it pointed to a completely different domain than one that Citibank would use. Another big tip off that this is not a valid email.

Here is the full text of the email:

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February 25-29, 2008 - Tulsa, Oklahoma

The University of Tulsa, Continuing Engineering & Science Education

As you know, the CISSP certification provides information security professionals with an independent and objective tool to demonstrate their competence. It allows knowledgeable and accomplished information security professionals to distinguish themselves with a credential that commands international respect.

This review seminar serves as an excellent foundation for learning the concepts, topics, and standards of the CBK (Common Body of Knowledge); as well as preparing for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Exam.

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A couple of days ago, I received an email that looks very much like the Sir Richard Williams Version of the Next of Kin Scam Email or Next of Kin / Barrister scam email or Another Next of Kin scam email that I have received previously. It is pretty the exact same message with a few changes in the wording.

As always, one of the biggest tip offs in messages like this are the misspellings of key words. In this case the word mining is spelled minning. Since this is the name of the company, it probably should be spelled correctly.

Here are the contents of the email message:

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So here is an interesting email I recevied the other day. At first glance I was just going to throw it away and then I realized that this was another version of the Foreign Payment Officer Scam - David Martins or Another Foreign Payment Officer Scam or Foreign Payment Officer Scam .

This one is a little more insidious since it was sent supposedly from a hit that was found on monster.com, a job site.

There are a couple of things that don't sit right with the message:
    1)   The email address that you are supposed to contact does not match the sender's domain.
    2)   Secondly the company is based in the Ukraine but the sending email domain is listed as an internet provider for the UK.
    3)   If this was truly a business that was making this much money, they would already have a solution in place.

Here is the full text of the email I received:

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Late last week, I received an email that told me that I was the lucky winner of a "Random Award from AOL and Microsoft". Aside from the fact that it is very unlikely that any organization would misspell their own name in an award notification. If you look at the first sentence in the first paragraph of the announcement, Microsoft and successfully are spelled incorrectly. I am not subscribed to any beta programs through either of these companies. So this was a fairly easy scam to spot.

Here are the contents of the entire email.

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Last week I received an email that looks very much like the Another Foreign Payment Officer Scam or Foreign Payment Officer Scam that I have received previously. It is pretty the exact same message with a few changes in the wording.

Here is the entire message.

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Today, I received an email that looks very much like the Next of Kin / Barrister scam email or Another Next of Kin scam email that I have received previously. It is pretty the exact same message with a few changes in the wording.

Here is the text of the email.

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Under the heading of yet another phishing email, yesterday I received an email from Regions Bank asking me to update my information.

This was fairly easy for me to spot since I don't have have an account at Regions. Even if I did have an account with Regions, the standard warning signs were present in the email message, the grammar not being quite right, mention of interruption of service,and the email just didn't read right.

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I received this email earlier today and after a quick look realized that it was just another version of the "Foreign Officer Payment Scam". The scam where someone asks you to cash a check or handle a money transfer for them and they will pay you some large amount of money. Don't do it!!!! These folks are professional scammers and will take your money and you will have nothing to show for it.

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Today I received notification from Firstbanks that my Firstbanks Internet banking account was about to expire. This was an easy phishing email for me to spot, even without Thunderbird telling me that it thought that the email was a scam, since I don't use Firstbanks for anything. If you take just a minute to actually read the email, it just doesn't sound right or read right. There are grammar errors and the improper English use as well as missing words in the message body.

Here is an image of the message I received:

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Late yesterday, I received an email that told me that I was the lucky winner of the "2010 WORLD CUP AWARD". Aside from the fact that it is very unlikely that any organization would notify the winner of $2,000,000 U.S. by email, there are a few glaring misspellings that would not be present in any official notification. This message is essentially just another version of the Canada Lottery Scam that I posted about earlier this week.

Here is the contents of the email I received. (All the misspelled words are displayed using bold italics.)

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Today, I received and email that told me that I was the lucky winner in a Canadian Lottery drawing. Imagine my surprise since I never entered a Canadian Lottery and in fact haven't been to Canada since the early 1980's. Of course this is a scam email.

Here are couple of write ups on this scam:
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lotteryscamCanadaSoccer.php
http://www.scamdex.com/HYPMAIL/0709/35043.php

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During July 2007, I noticed some sites serving up pages that were trying to take advantage of the Windows Media Player Plug-In EMBED Overflow Universal Exploit (MS06-006). So I took some time to dig through one of the pages just to see what it was doing. I have waited a few months to post this, just to make sure everyone has had enough time to patch, update, and otherwise protect their systems. I figure 6 months should be enough time for even the most busy folks to get their stuff updated and that any addresses referenced here would be dead. Which at the time of this writing the address was not active.

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While checking my morning email, I noticed an email from CitiBank addressed to the email account that I use for notifications from this site. Without even looking at the message I was pretty sure that it is a scam or phishing mail of some type. Of course as soon as I highlighted the message to review it, ThunderBird told me that it suspected that the message was a scam. Even though the grammar and use of english in the message was much better than most scam / phishing emails, a quick read of the message and checking the target location of the provided link confirmed this very quickly for me.

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What: The NWA Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) will be hosting a presentation on PowerShell and Visual Studio 2008.

Where: Granite City Grill in Pinnacle Hills Promenade

Directions to Granite City Grill. From I-540 take Exit 83 (Pinnacle Hills Pkwy/HWY94) and go east. Turn right at the first light (Promenade Blvd). Go past the Best Buy (always a good GEOREF for computer people). At the second light (Park Place Drive) turn left; this enters the shopping center parking lot. You will see P. F. Chang’s on the left. Turn right on that street that P. F. Chang’s is on and you will see Granite City Grill (just past where they have broken ground for a Sullivan’s Steak House).

When: February 5, 2008 at 11:00 hrs

Remember to check the nwa-issa website regularly for chapter news and updates.

If you are interested in becoming a part of the ISSA or are interested in learning more on this topic, Please feel free to attend.

The Northwest Arkansas Information Systems Security Association January chapter meeting will held be on January 8, 2008 and will start at 11:00 a.m.

A presentation regarding Implementing a Visitor Wifi Network Within Your Existing Infrastructure will follow lunch.

The location is Jose's Southwest Grill in Springdale.

Meeting Agenda:
11:00 - 11:15 Sign In
11:15 - 11:30 Introduction and Announcements
11:30 - 12:00 Club Business/Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 Speaker/Presentation

This will be the first meeting with our new officers.

• Colin Henderson - President
• Dave Moats - Vice President
• Mike Calvi - Secretary
• Christopher Beasley - Treasurer

Remember to check the nwa-issa website regularly for chapter news and updates. During the next month we will be transitioning to the new nwa-issa website, however the old site will continue to work.

If you are interested in becoming a part of the ISSA or are interested in learning more on this topic, Please feel free to attend.