by Jillian
Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:41 pm
Email users have been hit with a ton of these in the past few days. They are spam emails, supposedly from a hotel, notifying you of an accidental overcharge to your account. The email has an attachment which contains malware. Do NOT open the attachments. A sample of this spam is included below.
MSNBC has a story about these, here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43948767/ns ... -security/
Here is a partial quote of the MSNBC story, for the full article please visit their website:
For more information on this type of "scare ware", read here: http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/sca ... reware.htm
Example of this type of scam:
MSNBC has a story about these, here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43948767/ns ... -security/
Here is a partial quote of the MSNBC story, for the full article please visit their website:
To receive the refund from the erroneously charged credit card, victims are told to fill out a form attached to the email.
As with nearly all email scams, the attached form is where the danger lies.
In this case, the malicious file is masked as an executable download called RefundForm.exe, but it's actually a Trojan that installs fake anti-virus software on victims' computers that they are then pressured into paying for.
For more information on this type of "scare ware", read here: http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/sca ... reware.htm
Example of this type of scam:
From: 'Reservation Departament' <[email protected]>
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sat Jul 30 15:21
Subject: Hotel The Alex made wrong transaction
Dear Customer!
Transaction: Visa 72039_xU
On July 26th, 2011 Hotel made wrong transaction writing-down from your credit card totaling $11623.
This partner hotel was divested accreditation in Moverick Company with reference of noncompliance of the service contract.
For the return of funds please contact your bank and fill information in the attached form.
In the attachment you will find expense sheet with the sum of wrong transaction error of transaction.
Company just mediates and bears no responsibility for any money transactions made by Hotel.
Sorry for the inconvenience. We trust you can solve this unpleasant problem.
Bob Racilis,
Manager of Reception Desk & Reservation Departament
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