Earthlink is going to deport me! Help!

[Elwood P Dowd]

I get these all the time, but this is the worst one yet.

Latest fake Earthlink email from earthlinkrestrict.com

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EarthlinkBill Information.

Deary Earthlink services customer,

This is an automated e-mail notification sent to your registered email address.
Please don't reply to it as it will't reach the just deportment.

Recently there have been many reports of fraud activity regarding stolen account information and stolen identities.

This requires a full update on your records matching our database information to suit the future prolongation of account billing.
You will be prompted to provide full and complete information regarding your account with us just so you can identify your online personality.

Please take six minutes to fill out the forms.
Failure to update your online records will result in a halt of your account and a possible reactivation fee.

Please Go here... (link that is 4 lines long deleted)... to refresh your billing records.

Thanks for using Earthlink services,
Earthlink Customer Supporting. :) :) :)

[sce56]

1. Yep I think the Deary part was the first thing that caught my attn.

Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 12:58 PM
Subject: Confirm your information at MSN


Deary MSN user,

This is an automated email notification sent to your registered e-mail adress.
Please don't reply to it as it will't reach the just department.
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Recently there have been many reports of fraud activity regarding stolen account information and stolen identities.

This requires a full update on your records matching our database information to suit the future prolongation of account billing.
You will be prompted to provide full and complete information regarding your account with us just so you can identify your online personality.

Please take several minutes to fill out the forms.
Failure to update your online records will result in a halt of your email account and a possible reactivation fee.

Please Click Here to update your billing account records.

Thank you for using MSN services,
MSNRestrict Department.

[donheld]

2. Report it

to [e-mail]

[China_cat]

3. I love these things

especially when I don't even use their service. Or they come in to my domain addressed to the different departments...like 'Dear Graphics' or 'Dear Accounting'.

[FuzzySlippers]

4. The thing the idiots never catch on to--

and I hope I'm not tipping them off here--is that the "L" in EarthLink is capitalized. They always write it as Earthlink.

[McKenzie]

5. it's a virus scam methinks

if you share the PC with anyone who might click on the link by mistake it might be worth disabling .html in your e-mail client. We had a flood of these in the UK recently, still get them, and they sometimes connect to remote servers and d/load a nasty payload. Could even be the client part of a trojan at the other end.

gits.