New virus scam

[ejp626]

I guess this isn't the most original thing out there, but twice now in the last month, a virus has gotten past the first line of spam filters at work. It gets caught in the second fortunately. The real issue is that the subject line is "Your confirmation number" or "Your tracking number" and the sender is cloaked so it looks like it is coming through info@ups.com

I can imagine a number of people would think this is legit, so watch out.

[six string]

I read this too late though no harm to my computer. By strange coincidence I bought some records from a board member and from Concord records within 24 hrs and a few days before I expected the packages I opened my email and there were two emails with subjects USPS tracking number #######. I thought nothing of it and clicked on the first one and got a message from my protection software that there was a trojan bug in it and it had been quarantined. I deleted both emails off my computer and so far everything seems fine. Close call? I hope so. If I hadn't bought those items I would have been suspicious, so it was just a coincidence. I should have been more wary since I had only been communicating with the board member through this site and didn't give him my email address.

So yeah, it's for real folks. Be careful.

Edited November 26, 2008 by six string