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Verizon Online has been made aware of a new phishing scam targeting Verizon customers. This scam attempts to lure customers to a fraudulent web site to input personal information and/or download virus infected programs. If you receive an e-mail similar to the following example, do not respond or click any links. Please delete it immediately. Verizon will never ask for personal or account information in email.
Please note the content of the message may very slightly.
Do not open any attachment, or provide any data, to the web site contained within this report.
Phishing Scam email Fake message
From: Verizon Team [mailto:no_reply@verizon.net]
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 6:43 PM
Subject: Verizon Central WARNING!!! Update Your VERIZON Account To Avoid
Suspension
Dear valued VerizonR Member,
Verizon is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its Community of
customers. To protect the security of your account, Verizon employs some of
the most advanced security systems in the world and our Anti-Fraud Teams
regularly screen the Verizon system for unusual activity.
We are contacting you to remind you that our Account Review Team identified
some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with Verizon's User
Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access
to your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until
this issue has been resolved.
To secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require some
additional information from you.
This process is mandatory, and if not completed within the nearest time your
Account or Credit Card may be subject for temporary suspension.
To securely confirm your Verizon Information please click on the link below:
Click here to confirm
We encourage you to log in using the link above to restore your account
access as soon as possible. Allowing your account access to remain limited
for an extended period of time may result in further limitations on the use
of your account and possible account closure.
For more information about how to protect your account please visit Verizon
Security Center. We apologize for any incovenience this may cause, and we
apriciate your assistance in helping us to maintain the integrity of the
entire Verizon system.
Thank you for using Verizon!
The Verizon Team
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be
answered.
To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your
account preferences. No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.74/2515 - Release Date: 11/20/09
08:02:00
Phishing Scam email Fake message
From: Verizon
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:09 AM
Subject: Reconfirm your online account details now!
Dear Customer,
Our Technical Service department has recently updated our online
servers, and due to this upgrade we sincerely call your
attention to follow below link and reconfirm your online account details
for the safety of your account. To login to your account kindly click on the link below
http://url_sanitized/roundcube//temp/ver/login.htm?ssowebapp/VOLPortalLogin
Click Here - Continue
The Verizon Security Department.
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Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
Phishing Scam email Fake message
Subject: Your Account Update
From: ciscoenzo1@sbcglobal.net
To: XXXXX@XXXXX
Dear verizon Customer
this is to alert you of the recent changes/upgrading that will be going on shortly in your email account.We want you to provide us with your email (I D) and email (Password) so we can enter your data into our data base operating system for upgrading and to avoid your account been close.you are to reply within the next 24hrs of receiving this mail.Copyright 2009 Customer
Service
Phishing Scam email Fake message
From: Verizon Internet Services [mailto:verizonconfirmatio@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:13 AM
Subject: Verizon Account Closure (Please Update Your Account)
Dear Verizon Customer,
Due to high volume of unused account on our server and the upgrade of
Verizon High Internet Service, we hereby request every account users to
submit the below information for our server upgrade purposes.
Name:
Email:
Password:
Date OF Birth:
failure to submit the above information will lead to closure of account as
we are updating our server to serve you best.
Thank you for being a valued customer. We appreciate your continued
business.
Verizon Member Services
©2009 Verizon Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Verizon, the
Verizon logo and all other Verizon marks contained herein are trademarks
of Verizon Intellectual Property and/or Verizon affiliated companies.
The information contained in this message and any attachment may be
proprietary, confidential, and privileged or subject to the work
product doctrine and thus protected from disclosure. If the reader
of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or
agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination,
distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.
If you have received this communication in error, please notify me
immediately by replying to this message and deleting it and all
copies and backups thereof. Thank you
Phishing Scam email Fake message
From: accountsubscriber.verison@gmail.com
Sent: Thu 10/01/2009 8:19 AM
Subject: Verizon Account Subscriber Update
® Dear att/verison.net/sbcglobal account Subscriber,
® Your e-mail account is 22.verizon.com=otc-domains2008 needs to be upgraded ®
with our new F-Secure ® HTK4S anti-virus/anti-spam 2009 version®
® Fill the columns below, click reply and send back or your account will be ®
suspended temporarily from our services®
* E-mail Address:
* Password:
* Re-type Password:
* Telephone:
* Join The Network Effect®
Go Paperless®
* ONE-BILL®
* Add or change services®
® Please note that your password will be encrypted with 1024-bit RSA keys for
® increased security.
®Management®
®http://verison.net®
Phishing Scam email Fake message
From: Technical Support TeamR [mailto:adam.fyre@ndsu.edu]
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 6:55 PM
Subject: VERIZON: Activate Your Account
ATTN: ACCOUNT OWNER!
Dear 'VERIZON.NET' users,
This message is from the VERIZON LISTSERV MESSAGING CENTER to all our
email 'VERIZON.NET' account owners. We are currently upgrading our
data base and webmail account center. We are DE-ACTIVATING all unused
accounts in order to create space for the new email accounts subcribers.
To prevent your account from being DE-ACTIVATED, you will have to update
it as directed below so that we would know that it is presently a used
account. These notification is strictly to all our ISP account owners
and this is the last notice/verification exercise.
CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW
FULL NAMES:.............
USERNAME:...............
PASSWORD:................
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THESE DETAILS TO THE ADMIN UPGRADING CENTER
IMMEDIATELY via Email: LISTSERV-update@safe-mail.net
Warning!!! Account owner(s) who fails to update his/her account on
receiving this notification will loose his/her account in due time.
Thank you for using ISP/listserv support.
Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
Thank you.
"VERIZON LISTSERV TEAM"
IT Technical Support TeamR
Phishing Scam email Fake message
From: <"Verizon">
To:
Cc:
Subject: Important service announcement from Verizon
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:50:03 -0700
Dear Valued Customer,
Due to server overcharge we have decided to remove all inactive accounts.
All
active accounts will remain unmodified. To confirm that your account is
active
please click the following link and log into your Verizon account.
https://www.verizon.net/ssowebapp/VOLPortalLogin?confirmActive=1
(THIS LINK WAS HIDDEN:
http:// URL Sanitized /Public/signin.htm)
All accounts that will not be confirmed in the next 72 hours will be
automatically deleted.
We apologize for any inconveniences.
Best regards,
Verizon Support
Phishing Scam email Fake message
Subject: Important Warning from Verizon Team!!
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:48:40 +0100
From: Verizon Team
Reply-To:
_Verizon Central
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear valued Verizon Member,
Verizon is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its Community
of customers. To protect the security of your account, Verizon employs
some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our
Anti-Fraud Teams regularly screen the Verizon system for unusual activity.
We are contacting you to remind you that our Account Review Team
identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with
Verizon's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been
compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access
will remain limited until this issue has been resolved.
To secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require
some additional information from you.
This process is mandatory, and if not completed within the nearest time
your Account or Credit Card may be subject for temporary suspension.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*To securely confirm your Verizon Information please click on the link
below:*
Click here to confirm
------------------------------------------------------------------------
We encourage you to log in using the link above to restore your account
access as soon as possible. Allowing your account access to remain
limited for an extended period of time may result in further limitations
on the use of your account and possible account closure.
For more information about how to protect your account please visit
Verizon Security Center. We apologize for any incovenience this may
cause, and we apriciate your assistance in helping us to maintain the
integrity of the entire Verizon system.
Thank you for using Verizon!
The Verizon Team
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be
answered.
To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update
your account preferences.
Phishing Scam email Fake message
From: "webmaster@verizon.net"
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 8:50:14 PM
Subject: Dear verizon.net Email Account Owner
Dear verizon.net Email Account Owner,
This message is from verizon.net messaging center to all verizon.net email account user.
We are currently upgrading our database and e-mail account center.
We are deleting all unused verizon.net email account to create more space for new accounts.
To prevent your account from closing you will have to update it below so that we will know that it's a present used account.
(You are to send the information below to enable us RECONFIRM YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT and for Upgrading)
Email Username :(***********)
EMAIL Password :(***********)
Date of Birth :(***********)
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/ her account within 24hours of this warning notice,
we are afraid you will have to lose your account permanently.
Thank you for using verizon.net!
Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
Thanks
verizon.net Support Team
Phishing Scam email Fake message
From: Verizon Account Update Service
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 6:27:27 PM
Subject: !!! Verizon Account Updates !!! Request Authenticated !!! Reply Needed !!!
Verizon Central
Dear Valued Member,
Account Alert
Dear Valued Member,
Due to the congestion in our Verizon! servers,there would be removal of all unused Verizon! Accounts.You will have to confirm if your E-mail is still active by filling out your login info below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.
Your personal information:-
User name:...............................
Password:.................................
Date of Birth:.............................
Country :...................................
After updating your account information,your account will not be interrupted and will continue to work as normal.Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account before two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
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