WARNING!!!--listen up!
 

There is a very sophisticated phish in Alex's name that has just gone out. Do NOT turn over any personal info!!!

Warning!!!
 

See General Announcements.

Clever phishing email using Alex's name may be coming your way.

Thanks, Michael.

Don't you just hate those guys!

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Thanks, Michael. Do you have any more details?

(Posted here to bump up the thread for visibility--more folks check General Talk than General Announcements--but perhaps further details could be posted there.)

Yes, it's a very slick email that looks very much like a request from Alex. It asks for personal information so that you can access "essential information I want to share" or something like that.

It looks specifically targeted to Eratosphere, not a general phishing scam, and it is very well-done.

Thanks, Michael.

I assume Alex is alerted about this.

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Michael,

I'd be interested in seeing this. Can you forward a copy to wlantry@gmail.com? I have concerns about how they may have built the list, and I haven't received the message.

Thanks,

Bill

I alerted Alex but have not heard from him. I forwarded him a copy and deleted mine.

Mike showed me the phishing email, and it's a rather known phishing/scam/virus that's been circulating in the web for a while and is known to infiltrate your address book and send out phishing emails to your friends. The scam email will look something like this -- so, if you see anything that looks like that, don't click anything, simply delete it. And there's some concussion on this at this blog.

Cheers,
...Alex

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