Computers/Scam Warning

Earthlink Email Scam

If you receive the following email, or something similar, in your Inbox, do not be fooled. It appears that this is a crass attempt to steal your credit card information. See Macintouch for further information.

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Received: from networkid ([80.59.41.19]) by robin (EarthLink SMTP Server)
with SMTP id 18m8br1Oh3NZFjX0 for
; Wed, 11 Dec 2002 06:49:57 -0800 (PST)
From: "EarthLink"
To:
Subject: Verification/Billing Department
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type:? text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 15:49:57
Message-ID: <200212110649.18m8br1Oh3NZFjX0@robin>
X-Mozilla-Status: 8001
X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000
X-UIDL: 18m8br1Oh3NZFjX0.0

Dear EarthLink User,

?We regret to inform you, but due to a recent system flush,
the billing/personal information for your account is
temporaly unavailable, and we need to verify your identity.
In order to continue using your EarthLink account and keeping it
active, you must provide us with your full information within 24 hours
of recieving this e-mail.

To re-enter your account information and keep your account active,

http://EL-billingservice.net

This page is 100% Secure using EarthLink's SSL Technology with 128-Bit
Encryption.

Sincerely,
Sean Wright
Earthlink Billing Department