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Your
Latest Sprint Bill is Available Online-Fiction!
& Phishing! & Virus!
Summary of the eRumor:
This is a very official looking email that appears as though it came
from Sprint that says that your bill is ready to be viewed online. There is also
a Pay Now button
in the body of the email that you are encouraged to use.
The Truth: These cleverly disguised sinister emails that went viral on the
Internet in early October 2012.
Do not click the links or buttons in these
emails as they can redirect you to a website other than Sprint. These
sites may infect your computer with malware or trick you into submitting personal and
financial information according to
Virginia Commonwealth University's VCU Phishing Net web site.
The easiest way to check this sort of questionable email is to hover the
mouse (without clicking any buttons) over the links or buttons in the
suspected emails. Look at the bottom border of the email window for a
URL or Internet link of the website. 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.
updated 10/05/12
A real example of the eRumor as it has
appeared on the Internet:
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