If you receive the below e-mail it is a scam. You don’t even need to read the entire e-mail, nor do you need to fill in the questions, and lastly you don’t want to click on “reply”
This is to inform you that you have exceeded your E-mail Quota Limit and you need to increase your E-mail Quota Limit because in less than 96 hours your E- mail Account will be disabled.Increase your E-mail Quota Limit and continue to use your Webmail Account.
To increase your E-mail Quota Limit to 2.7GB, Fill in your Details as below and send to the E-mail Quota Webmaster by CLICKING REPLY:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
USERNAME:
PASSWORD:
CONFIRM PASSWORD:
DATE OF BIRTH:
Thank you for your understanding and corperation in
helping us give you the
Best of E-mail Service.
As you can see they are asking for entirely way too much information just for going over your mail limit. Plus, typically if you are going to exceed your mail limit you will be receiving “warnings” from your mail provider that you are close to your limit. This is just another scam in order to obtain as much information as they can about you.
Dan
Association of Computer Repair Business Owners
www.ACRBO.com
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November 3rd, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Interesting, this is one of the scam emails that I havent seen before. For most people, hopefully the Spam filters will stop it. If the spam filetsr dont stop the phishing emails then using something like Open DNS will at least stop them getting to the Phishing site.
November 5th, 2010 at 5:12 am
Some email users have lost money to bogus offers that arrived as spam in their in-box. Con artists are very cunning; they know how to make their claims seem legitimate. Some spam messages ask for your business, others invite you to a website with a detailed pitch. Either way, these tips can help you avoid spam scams:
* Protect your personal information. Share credit card or other personal information only when you’re buying from a company you know and trust.
* Know who you’re dealing with. Don’t do business with any company that won’t provide its name, street address, and telephone number.
* Take your time. Resist any urge to “act now” despite the offer and the terms. Once you turn over your money, you may never get it back.
* Read the small print. Get all promises in writing and review them carefully before you make a payment or sign a contract.
* Never pay for a “free” gift. Disregard any offer that asks you to pay for a gift or prize. If it’s free or a gift, you shouldn’t have to pay for it. Free means free.
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November 20th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Most email clients can now tag these kinds of spam. I think I read somewhere that one in 12 million pieces of spam get followed through. Please don’t quote me on that but it’s quite staggering considering the spammers actually find it a good enough business model to continue doing it.
Imagine the decrease in congestion if it didn’t exist. ISPs would probably offer more bandwidth due to decreased costs.
Anyway, I’m ranting now.
December 16th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
This is funny. Unfortunately, though, people still fall for it. The scams are getting harder to recognize.
January 10th, 2011 at 1:13 pm
i hate these types of scams