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Hello all,
Thought you all should be aware of the following:
The following is from the Rootsweb HelpDesk
at <http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/>:
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2006-05-02
Fake mail addressed from RootsWeb Abuse Department:
It has come to our attention that RootsWeb is suffering from a
low-life attempt to infect its users by sending them to an infected
website.
Basically, if you see mail that is reputedly being stated as being
from the RootsWeb Abuse Department and telling you to confirm your
email by clicking a link, then just delete it. Please DO NOT click
the link. Thanks.
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The following information is also given on the same web page:
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Infected E-mails and Spam:
Many worms, trojans, or viruses forge (copy) the "From" e-mail
address, making them appear to come from someone you know (such as
RootsWeb.com). Or, they may have a file name that would make it look
like a legitimate e-mail address. Spam, or an infected e-mail might
indicate a message came from RootsWeb.com, or from a mailing list at
RootsWeb.com, when it didn't. An infected computer is sending these
forged messages to you privately. RootsWeb.com cannot prevent these
forgeries, nor the bounces for failed deliveries. To learn more, and
for links to online sites that can verify your computer is clean of
these viruses, click here (<http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/virus.html>).
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Pretty much any email that instructs you to click a link to go to
a website to confirm ANYTHING, whether it be your email address, User
Name/ID, Password, etc., should be ignored. Such tactics are called
"Phishing", i.e., someone is "fishing" for your personal
information. DON'T DO IT!!!!! No legitimate website will ever send
you an email asking you to click a link and then enter personal
information.
Regards,
Mailing List Administrator