Cybercriminals are attempting to harvest email addresses of potential victims by tricking online users into responding to fake Gay Media forums email messages like the one below. Therefore, online users who have received the same emails asking them to respond with the word "unsubscribe" are advised not to do so. This is how cybercriminals harvest email addresses of their potential victims and use them to scam or infect their victims' computers or mobile with viruses, spyware or other malware.
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Sample of the "Gay Media forums" Phishing Email
From: Gay media forums <info@orion1148.startdedicated.net>
Date: Wed, Dec 31, 1969 at 6:00 PM
Subject: Confirm your registration..
Welcome to Gay Media forums
Please reply to this email by ' unsubscribe' if you didn't register , or don't want to receive any further messages from us .
Or reply by 'confirm' if you want to confirm your email .
Thank you for registering.
Online users who have already responded are asked to be careful going forward, because they will be sent phishing emails that will attempt to steal their online account credentials. Or, malicious emails that will infect their computers or mobile devices with viruses and other malware.
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