[Colorado-talk] FW: WARNING - H1N1 Fraudulent (Phishing) Email

[Monika Reinholz]

I got this from a friend who got it from her friend. It has been verified true by snopes so be on the lookout.
Monika


 
> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 21:14:06 +0000
> From: lady_yaraina_witch at yahoo.com
> To: lady_yaraina_witch at yahoo.com; monika_r_r at hotmail.com
> Subject: Fwd: Fw: WARNING - H1N1 Fraudulent (Phishing) Email
> 
> --- In ColoradoRatList at yahoogroups.com, "Jan Thydean" <jbthydean at ...> wrote:
> 
> WARNING - H1N1 Fraudulent (Phishing) EmailMy friend Ami is dept head of computers for 1st National Bank here in FC.....she sent me this and from her I take it seriously. Thought I would share.
> JanT
> There is a new fraudulent email going around that appears to be from the CDC asking everyone to register their vaccination profiles on the CDC website. If you follow the instructions on the supposed CDC site, an executable file is launched, which installs a Trojan virus on your computer. 
> While updated anti-virus files should help protect you, it's best to avoid the site altogether. If you receive the email described in the link below, delete it promptly and DO NOT attempt to connect to the site or follow the instructions contained within. 
> 
> http://www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/cdcvaccination.asp 
> 
> I don't typically ask people to forward emails to everyone they know, but the sensitivity to H1N1 will likely get most folks to do as instructed in the email, so please share this with everyone you know to help protect them. 
> 
> Ami
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