Phishing Scam - "You Have A PDF File via PDF Online" From Fake Website - www.atrbc.co .za

Phishing Scam - You Have A PDF File via PDF Online From Fake Website - www.atrbc.co .za

The email message below with the subject: 'You Have a PDF File via PDF Online,' is phishing scam created by cyber-criminals to steal the recipients' Google and other email accounts' username and password. The email message seems to be legitimate because it appears as if it came from PDF Online or Google Docs, but it was not. And, clicking the link in the email message will only take the recipients to the fake or phishing website, www.atrbc.co .za, which will ask them to sign in with their Google, Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL or other email accounts username and password. But, if they attempt to sign into the fake website, their email accounts' username and password will be sent to the scammers behind the fake or phishing email message, who will use it hijack their email accounts.

The Fake or Phishing Google Docs Email Message

Subject: You Have A PDF File Via PDF Online
From: PDF Online (alert@pdfonline.com)
Sent: Mon 4/13/15 10:35 PM

Hello,

A PDF file was sent to you. Via Google Docs Click to view the Secured Document

Thank You!

Copyright © 2015 Adobe Reader Inc. All rights reserved

Recipients of the fake or phishing email message are advised not to follow the instructions in it and those who have attempted to sign into the fake or phishing website, are asked to change their passwords immediately, before the cyber-criminals behind the email message hijack their email accounts.

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