AMEX scam e-mail
Feb 24, 2014 | 10:06 am
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AMEX scam e-mail
Mods, I trust you will move this if you feel there is a better location.
But, since many here have AMEX cards, I thought I would start here.
Just received a scam e-mail, purportedly from AMEX. Very professionally done. Urging me to set up a security key for my AMEX account.
Subject line "Important: Personal Security Key"
However, hovering my cursor over the links in the e-mail readily clarified that this did not come from AMEX. I am confident that AMEX is not e-mailing me from Germany, and that AMEX does not include expletives in its weblinks.
So... heads up.
But, since many here have AMEX cards, I thought I would start here.
Just received a scam e-mail, purportedly from AMEX. Very professionally done. Urging me to set up a security key for my AMEX account.
Subject line "Important: Personal Security Key"
However, hovering my cursor over the links in the e-mail readily clarified that this did not come from AMEX. I am confident that AMEX is not e-mailing me from Germany, and that AMEX does not include expletives in its weblinks.
So... heads up.
Feb 24, 2014 | 10:29 am
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I get these form UPS, Fedex, Various Banks, etc etc
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Feb 24, 2014 | 11:01 am
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I decided to post about it since it was of the more professional-looking scam e-mails that I have received.
Might not be hard for the casual reader to take it as legitimate.
Might not be hard for the casual reader to take it as legitimate.
Feb 24, 2014 | 11:18 am
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After tracking and causing on-line con artists and spammers pain for 18 years, my conclusion is that some recipients are born with a very strong gullibility gene, and need to be fleeced once to get the lesson to soak in. A Microsoft paper even addressed the issue of why Nigerian scam emails are so bloody obvious nowadays to most folks, but are still effective on a tiny minority of recipients.
The "gullibility gene" also explains why so many obvious false memes get circulated, and one can spend half their waking life advising their Facebook friends to consult Snopes before sharing ANYTHING. I've lost a lot of dumb friends that way before I quit trying.
The "gullibility gene" also explains why so many obvious false memes get circulated, and one can spend half their waking life advising their Facebook friends to consult Snopes before sharing ANYTHING. I've lost a lot of dumb friends that way before I quit trying.
Feb 24, 2014 | 11:22 am
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After tracking and causing on-line con artists and spammers pain for 18 years, my conclusion is that some recipients are born with a very strong gullibility gene, and need to be fleeced once to get the lesson to soak in. A Microsoft paper even addressed the issue of why Nigerian scam emails are so bloody obvious nowadays to most folks, but are still effective on a tiny minority of recipients.
The "gullibility gene" also explains why so many obvious false memes get circulated, and one can spend half their waking life advising their Facebook friends to consult Snopes before sharing ANYTHING. I've lost a lot of dumb friends that way before I quit trying.
The "gullibility gene" also explains why so many obvious false memes get circulated, and one can spend half their waking life advising their Facebook friends to consult Snopes before sharing ANYTHING. I've lost a lot of dumb friends that way before I quit trying.
