I received an email today stating I had a greeting waiting for me. Before opening I searched out the greeting card site and this si what I found.
Email Scam Alert!
Beware of Fraudulent E-mail Purporting to be from GreetingCard.org
The Greeting Card Association’s website, GreetingCard.org, is being used in a "phishing" scam.
Fraudulent emails containing malicious links and viruses have been sent to consumers and businesses around the country claiming to contain an e-card from GreetingCard.org.
Frequently the message line says, You’ve received a greeting card from [a family member…a friend…a classmate, etc.] There are numerous versions of this scam.
Please note that the Greeting Card Association does not provide e-card mailing services, and is not sending these e-mails. None of GCA's computer and email systems are involved in this hoax.
If you receive a message claiming to contain an e-card from GreetingCard.org – or an email purporting to be from GreetingCard.org and directing you to click on a link or to download an .exe file -- it is fraudulent and should be discarded without opening.
Do not follow the instructions and do not click on any link in these message, since it might introduce a virus into your computer. If you inadvertently click on a link, we recommend that you immediately run an anti-virus program.
An example of one of these fraudulent e-mails is shown below.
There are several different versions
_________________________________________________________________________________________
From: "greetingCard.Org"
To:
Subject: You've received a greeting card from a family member!
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007
Good day.
Your family member has sent you an ecard from greetingCard.Org.
Send free ecards from greetingCard.Org with your choice of colors,
words and music.
Your ecard will be available with us for the next 30 days. If you wish
to keep the ecard longer, you may save it on your computer or take a print.
To view your ecard, choose from any of the following options:
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OPTION 1
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Click on the following Internet address or copy & paste it into your
browser's address box.
http//xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/?98bb5cc61301cba46921636c
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OPTION 2
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Copy & paste the ecard number in the "View Your Card" box at
Http//xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Your ecard number is
98bb5cc61301cba46921636c
Best wishes,
Postmaster,
greetingCard.Org
