Date: November 2000

From: secret_admirer@meetcity.com

Subject: You Have A Secret Admirer Message At MeetCity.com!

Someone has sent you a secret admirer message at MeetCity.com!

To retreive it go to this address:
http://www.meetcity.com/secret_admirer/get.asp?action=submit&email=myscreenname@aol.com&message_id=1000062210

You can also go to http://www.meetcity.com/secret_admirer/get.asp and use message id number 1000062210.

If you have any problems or concerns please contact the webmaster at webmaster@meetcity.com.

 

Date: September 2002

From: Irvinroach

Subject:

You Have A Secret Admirer Message At MeetCity.com!

Date: January 2001

From: Instakiss@aol.com

Subject: Somebody has sent you a AO-Instakiss!

Dear AOL Member,

Someone thinks very highly of you and has sent you an AOL Insta-Kiss.
The AOL Insta-Kiss is a way for people to express their emotions for others
with America Online. The Insta-Kiss can be the start of a long lasting
romance, or a way to show that special someone just how much you care.

To view your AOL Insta-Kiss Click Here.

Would you like to send me or someone else a kiss?
It's easy with Love@AOL's InstaKiss.

The AOL Insta-Kiss is just one of the many cool things
you can find in Love@AOL.You have been sent an AOL Insta-Kiss!

 

Date: January 2002

From: Hockey8027

Subject: Someone has sent you an InstaKiss!!

You've been kissed!!! Click here to receive your kiss.

 

Date: January 2003

From: DeltaJew

Subject: AOL Prize Patrol

Dear Member,

Hello and welcome to America Online! (AOL). My name is Derek, and I am with the AOL Gifts team. Your screen name(s) was selected out of 10,000 other screen names to win an AOL Gift!

Gifts vary from big screen TV sets, cellphones/pagers, 2 free years of AOL, stereo's and more! To find out what prize you have won, please visit out AOL Gifts Winner Website by click on the following link: AOL Gift Winner Website

Then just login and see what you have won! Enjoy your gift and have a nice day!

Regards,
Derek
AOL Gifts Team

From: Financial Services

******************AOL WARNING************

Good day AOL user, we have been notified at our financial department that you have not submitted the right credit card number, telephone number, and billing address with first and last name. Please reply with that information and we will be glad to enter it on the computer for you. If you wish not to reply we will be forced to cancel you account. Please state the following in order.

1. Current credit card company or bank

2. Number of the card and exp. date

3. Your name

4. Address and state with zip and your home and phone number

5. Number of bank or the back of your card phone number

6. Social sercurity number

7. Date of birth

8. Mother's maiden name

 

Regards,

Jon Robinson

Community Action Team

America Online, Inc.

 

Excerpts of Password "Phishing" Schemes Reported to AOL

[ScreenName]:Dear User, Due to a complicated problem in our program we have lost contact with your account information. The problem occured earlier today when one of employees released a virus onto one of our main system. Please respond back with your password in order to keep your acccount from termination.

[ScreenName]: Greetings CyberSurfer! I Am A Representative For the Online Banking System on AOL. As You May Have Read Credit Card Fraud is Huge on the 'Net'. Whould You Like To Safe Guard Your Credit Card Info With AOL? Just Reply With Your Credit Card Number And Full Information So That We may Logg Your Card Into Our Computers So Noone Else But You May Access It Online! We Are Offering This Safety Measure At No-Cost to You At All!

[ScreenName]: Due to problems with the New Member Database of America Online, we are forced to ask you for your personal logon password online. Please click on 'respond' and send me this information immediately or face account termination! Thank you foryour cooperation.

[ScreenName]: Hi, I'm with STC (Standard Tele-Comm. Inc.) Due to a problem in phone transmission at your baud rate, I need to verify your log-on password before it can be fixed. Failure to comply will result in billing errors and/or account termination. To ensure that this will not happen please respond back with log-on password immdiately. In doing so, we at AOL will be able to privide you with the quality service that AOL is capable of. Thank you for your cooperation and have a nice day. :)

[ScreenName]: Hello, I am with the AOL User Resource Department, and due to an error in your log on we failed to recieve your logon password, for our records, please click 'respond' then state your Screen Name and Password. Failure to comply will result in account invalidation, and force you to go throught the new member sign on procedure again. Thank you.

[ScreenName]: Hello, this is Bryan from AOL ID number 5675437 and somebody has been spotted trying to bomb your computer if you would like to prevent this please respond with your password.

[ScreenName]: Hello, I Am With The America Online Internet Enforcement Dept. We Have Traces Of Hackers Using Your Personal Account, We At AOL Can Find These Hackers And Can Put An End To There Illegal Activities! We Just Need Your Current Password To Verify You Are The Current Owner of This Account. Thank You! Please Feel Free To Call Our 1-800 Number For Technical Support!

 

 

From AOL Member Services:

Recognizing Online Scams

Anonymity is a fact of life in cyberspace, and things are not always what they seem.

Be alert. The most common scams on AOL exist to get your confidential information -- your password or billing information.

Remember: No employee or representative of AOL will ever ask for your password or billing information. However, someone POSING as an AOL employee may. So beware!

While AOL has no specific rule against you giving out your name, address or other personal information online, please understand that you do so at your own risk. If you are careless online in giving out your personal information, you may find yourself the recipient of threatening or harrassing phone calls, or you may become the victim of a stalker.

Someone who has obtained your password could sign on to your account and violate the Terms of Service, causing your AOL account to be terminated.

If you give out your billing information, someone could go on a spending spree at your expense or even completely ruin your credit.

Be cautious and use common sense in determining exactly what, and how much, you reveal about yourself to others. If your children are using AOL, you should instruct them not to reveal any personal information without checking with you first. If you believe another member's requests for this personal information is suspicious, report it to AOL at Keyword: Notify AOL

 

 

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