[Coco] spoof e-mail "from coco3.com"

[Wayne Campbell]

I have not gotten such an email. I would have suspected it anyway, because I 
am all too familiar with how the internet works, and how scams work.

Wayne

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Taylor" <operator at coco3.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 3:44 PM
Subject: [Coco] spoof e-mail "from coco3.com"


> I'm not sure if anybody else got one of these but someone used my 
> payment at coco3.com e-mail address and sent me the following message:
>
> To: <payment at coco3.com>
> Subject: A new settings file for the payment at coco3.com has just be 
> released
>
> Dear use of the coco3.com mailing service!
>
> We are informing you that because of the security upgrade of the mailing 
> service your mailbox payment at coco3.com settings were changed. In order to 
> apply the new set of settings open zip attached file.
>
> Best regards, coco3.com Technical Support.
>
>
>
> --------  end of fake e-mail -------
>
> The e-mail of course contained a dangerous .exe file.  I think it goes 
> without saying that if anybody else gets one of these e-mails, it's not 
> from me or the site, and do Not open any attachments.
>
> Because of the poor spelling, I can assume it is HexStar or a Russian bot 
> again, but what do I know.
>
> Ok, has anybody else received an e-mail like the above?
>
> -- 
> ~ Roger Taylor
>
>
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