spam ecard warning

[pwwbear]

Don't know if anyoe else is getting alot of ecard spam lately, but my sources in the world of scams have been digging into them.

Some just lead to spam or scams but others have been found to be a bit more nasty

. DO NOT CLICK LINKS IN THEESE EMAILS!!!!!!



Quote:

However, the gist of it is that many scammers are using different legit sounding company names and sending over from different websites! The subject line usually reads:

You've received a postcard from a colleague/neighbor/friend etc...

The body of the email will give you a URL to retrieve your Ecard but once clicked, it will do one of 4 things:

1) Install viruses on your hard drive that will wreak
havoc with your computer.

2) Install spyware or Trojans on your computer that will
scan your machine for personal and financial information.

3) Install adware that will bombard your desktop with
pop-up ads, launch adult websites or send phony ecards to
everyone in your address book -- cards that appear to have
come from YOU!

4) Turn your computer into a 'zombie' to help spam or attack
other computers.

Another tell-tale sign is that the email will usually end with "we hope you enjoy your awesome card!"

Some scammers are also getting their victims to accept and agree to EULA terms before agreeing (I mean, who reads that!) but the fine print makes it truly legal to do what they are doing!

Hope this helps, but it might be worth just letting everyone in your address book knowing about the scam - due to the affect this could have (even on you as a member of their address book!)

Your best bet would be to delete them without even opening them.

EDIT please check out these links!


http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/friend.htm

[chicky82]

yeah, I get these too but if I don't know who's sending them, I get rid of them plus I have a yahoo account and they immediately get sent to the bulk so I know that they are junk but good warning

[Destiny]

I've been getting them 2, my husband opened one (said it was from a guy that liked me) so hubby had to check it out even though I told him it was spam.. and we got a virus the computer was down all weekend, but she back up and running now

[Sweetness4713]

I'm with chicky.. If I don't know who is sending I don't open them..

[cheetah]

Thanks for the warning- don't want to screw up my computer "again"

[Naomi]

thanks for warning, i dont open this kind of stuff and a reminder now and again sure doesnt hurt. thanks again.

[M_elle]

Geeze. I just got this computer. My went down with viruses 5 years ago and friends got so tired of me saying I dont have the internet they gave me this one when they upgraded. Im so out of touch with viruses now, but this is good advice, thanks.

[chantel]

Good to know about this,I just deleted one.

[carol]

Originally Posted by chantel

Good to know about this,I just deleted one.

thanks to everyone I have gotton some but my computer say not to open VIRIS IN IT I think they are from the Uk I keep getting SPam email amd now they say they are from Coke COLA and I won MONEY too good to be true so dont believe Carol North Bay . SPAM SPAM

[cirrus]

Like everyone else, I am also getting them. I immediately delete them all.

[belfast56]

Ive got a lot of these lately too! A lot!!

[drftwd1]

thanks for the warning...I get at least 2 of those everyday....but delete them right away

[pwwbear]

From what I have been reading on other boards seems that someone has either harvested the addresses from facebook or yahooboards, and that they mainly having been coming up in Yahoo addies.

If you are on any yahoo boards, check to see if member lists are visable.. if they are, ask the moderator of the board to change it so that they are only available to the mods not to the public.

[awaite]

thanks good to know I have been getting emails from people that i have never heard of and the subject has alot of random letters in it.I don't dare touch them