Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The email message below with the subject: "Your Account Has Been Flagged," which claims that the recipients’ accounts have been flagged with a security threat, is a scam. The fake email message was sent by cybercriminals/scammers to trick potential victims into calling the telephone number: 8883836325. Once potential victims call the telephone number, a person or automated system will request their personal information, financial information and online account credentials (usernames and passwords). If requested information is entered, it will be sent to cybercriminals, who will use it to rip-off their victims. Therefore, recipients of the same email message are asked to delete it and not to follow the instructions in it.
Victims of the scam who have already submitted their financial and account information, should contact their banks and change their online account passwords immediately.
----- Forwarded Message -----From: {SUPPORT] SECURITY ALERT <j3gqt65ygiomwmx523lgvz2@ c704578.joblowdseslowmo.com>Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 10:13 AMSubject: ** YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN FLAGGED **Click Show Images To Enable LinksThis is an automated response:Your account has been flagged with a security threat.Please call 8883836325 to get your computer cleaned.TO ENABLE LINKS CLICK SHOW IMAGES OR NOT SPAMPlease call 8883836325 now to fix the issue.Thank you very much.
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: {SUPPORT] SECURITY ALERT <j3gqt65ygiomwmx523lgvz2@ c704578.joblowdseslowmo.com>Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 10:13 AMSubject: ** YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN FLAGGED **
Click Show Images To Enable Links
This is an automated response:
Your account has been flagged with a security threat.
Please call 8883836325 to get your computer cleaned.
TO ENABLE LINKS CLICK SHOW IMAGES OR NOT SPAM
Please call 8883836325 now to fix the issue.
Thank you very much.
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Here is another scam: "Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 10:53:19 -0700 From: 07147488.4EB1B7220FE72D19A0830F23099-323347@ 185.0xbf.00000301.0046 Subject: ** YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN FLAGGED ** Click Show Images To Enable Links. This is an automated response: Your account has been flagged with a security threat. Please call 8886993804 to get your computer cleaned. Please call 8886993804 now to fix the issue. Thank you very much."
Here's one:- start of message -"Click Show Images To Enable Links.This is an automated response:Your account has been flagged with a security threat.Please call 8885041686 to get your computer cleaned.TO ENABLE LINKS CLICK SHOW IMAGES OR NOT SPAMPlease call 8885041686 now to fix the issue. Thank you very much."- end of message -
In my case the phone number differs to: [8885041686]. Do I ignore it?
Yes, you should ignore it.
Here is another scam: "Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:21:22 -0700 From: 62024069. 922236DEED79F3916F054023099- 254992@45.0x43.00000275.0357 Subject: ** YOUR ACCOU NT HAS BEEN FLAGGED ** Click Show Images To Enable Links. This is an automated response: Your account has been flagged with a security threat. Please call 8885041686 to get your computer cleaned. Please call 8885041686 now to fix the issue. Thank you very much."
