This is an email allegedly sent from PayPal that says they have detected unusual charges on the credit card that is linked on the reader’s account. Because of this the account has been limited and there is a compressed file attached with the email for the reader open and confirm the account.
This is an official looking email that allegedly from PayPal.Com. It warns that your account has been limited until they hear form you. The email comes complete with links to contact PayPal and comply with the request.
This is a warning alleging that the Obama Administration plans to install a “kill switch” in the Internet and could do so without an act from Congress.
Bill Gates Wants to Share His Fortune With You-Fiction! Summary of the eRumor: According to this message, Microsoft founder Bill Gates wants to make sure that his Internet Explorer browser remains on top. So, Microsoft and AOL are doing an “email beta test.” If you forward their email to your friends over the next two …
An email from OnlineDVDclass.com that says that if you were a Netflix subscriber between May 19, 2005 to September 2, 2011 that you may be eligible for compensation from a class action suit involving Wal-Mart and Netflix.
Email inboxes are being flooded with traffic citations from the New York State Police. The citations come with a zipped file attachment.
Inboxes have been flooded with notices from Netflix warning of unusual activity on accounts.
Microsoft has released a security advisory that said Internet Explorer has a security issue that can open up computers to remote code execution if users visit a malicious website with an affected browser.
This is a warning that may include a link to a magazine article that tells Microsoft XP Operating System users that they could activate a hidden program in there computers that gives hackers full control of their computers.
A virus warning about an email that comes with a subject line of “Mail Server Report.” The message says that it is a bad virus. The email is described as having a zip file attachment and says that you have sent out an email with a virus in it and that if you click the attachment, you can fix the problem. Another version says that you will lose all the files on your PC and that the email is being sent by a hacker named “life owner.”
