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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues

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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (8512)9/6/1999 1:59:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston  Read Replies (2) of 9818
 
ALERT: Be careful if you get an email from your ISP regarding late or missing credit card payment. I just got an email from my ISP warning me about a scam that is occuring now ... among many ISP's.

"If you already went to the site and gave them your credit card information, you may want to contact your bank/card issuer about how to proceed. Also, if you did go to the site and gave them your info, please notify me as well, so I can pass the information along to the proper authorities and attorneys involved."

Fortunately, this didn't happen to me. Full details in WIRED article:

New Web Scam Attacks ISPs
"According to our records, your payment for your Internet access account is late. Perhaps you overlooked it? It is very important that you contact us as soon as possible. To update your account information, please go to" ...."

Oh, and once you get there, we'll rob you blind ...
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