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New e-mail phishing alert – “It’s Easy, Secure and Free!” in big bold letters
By admin | November 2, 2009
According to a recent news report, some 20,000 e-mail accounts have been hijacked from Internet phishing. This includes major e-mail providers such as Hotmail and Gmail. This results in spam being sent on behalf of the hijacked accounts and creates a major headache for both the hijacked and the non-hijacked caused by both spam and unauthorized usage of the victims’ accounts.
E-mail spam sample
Major hallmarks of the spam include misspellings in the message, poor grammar and in the center a big bold sentence which goes like this:
It’s Easy, Secure and Free!
Followed by a link to a suspicious website that looks something like superb-blocked-check.com or see-alarming-block-check.com.
Things you can do to stay clear of this:
- If people in your contact list are sending you this spam, mark the message as spam in your inbox (to train the spam filter) and then send a message to your contact informing them their account has been hijacked.
- There is no need for a virus panic over this – it is a phishing attack, not a virus attack even though some mix those up.
- Do not click on the link.
- If you have already fallen for the scam (by clicking on the link) or if you are on the “leaked” list, immediately change your e-mail password and any other passwords in which it is identical or similar to the leaked password.
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Topics: Internet | 10 Comments »
December 9th, 2009 at 06:49
thanks,
it is really helpful
December 9th, 2009 at 12:26
Thanks Guys. Will inform all those on my contact list to stay clear.
December 10th, 2009 at 02:17
I have already got mine hacked. So will do the needful thanks for the info
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November 4th, 2025 at 01:40
That’s a scary phishing scam! It reminds me of navigating tricky terrain in Snow Rider 3D, you have to be super careful where you click! Always double-check those links and be wary of emails promising things that seem too good to be true. Keeping your email safe is as important as mastering those snowy slopes.
November 24th, 2025 at 01:13
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