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CNN
Alert Announcing That Mitt Romney is Almost President-Virus!
Summary of the eRumor: This appears to be a CNN
Breaking News alert that says that "Mitt Romney is almost President" and
that "more than 60 percent of votes will be in favor of Mitt Romney."
The Truth: This is a fake CNN alert
that could lead computer users to a "Blackhole malware attack", according
to an
October 11 ,2012 article by Naked Security-Sophos. The
article said that the links in the email are designed to reroute web
browsers to a site on the Internet that will infect the computer with a
virus.
The easiest way to check questionable emails is to hover the mouse
(without clicking any buttons) over the links in the suspected emails.
Looking at the bottom border of the email window, an Internet location
in the form of a URL to the website can be seen. If that link does not
appear to be from the company sending the email it is a very good
indication that it is a redirecting scam.
It is a good practice
to never click links in unsolicited emails until the computer user is
certain that the links are safe.
If you think it might be a real story form a news agency it is much
safer to surf straight to their front page where the story, if it is
real, would be posted for all to read.
updated 10/21/12
A real example of the eRumor as it has
appeared on the Internet:
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