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Old 08-13-2007, 09:59 AM
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Default New scam/virus

So I got an email a bit ago, and I knew what it was once I opened it, but I know others might not.

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Cousin(sgholar@eurohair.nl) has created Holiday ecard for you at deepestfeelings.com.

To see your custom Holiday ecard, simply click on the following Internet address (if your mail program doesn't support this feature you will need to COPY and PASTE the address into your browser's address box):

http: //193.150.253.8 /?f659bea956a16e2b142a6de17

Send a FREE greeting card from deepestfeelings.com whenever you want by visiting us at:
http: // deepestfeelings. com/]
This service is provided and hosted by deepestfeelings .com.
If you go to the website it will show a flash video that doesn't play and then wants you to download ecard.exe.

I did not install it, but I am 99.9% sure it's a scam/virus or both.
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Old 08-13-2007, 10:01 AM
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I get about 5 of those every morning.
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Old 08-13-2007, 10:04 AM
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I get about 5 of those every morning.
Yup, I've been using Thunderbird for awhile and have a few email addresses that are spam prone. When checking one of the junk folders I had hundreds of those e-card messages.
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I also receive several of these each day, sometimes from "friend", "neighbor", or "mate".
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Old 08-13-2007, 11:38 AM
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Yeah I have been getting about 15 of these a day.....always from school mate or friend or something so generic it is obvious that no one i know sent it.
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I must be "unloved" - I'm only getting about 1 a week.
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The Greeting Card Scam
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I'm getting pounded with these every day.
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I find it good to go to snopes to check on what is real and what isn't.
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