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Old 05-15-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Default E-Gold phishing attempt.

Usually, people get phishing attempts from people claiming to be PayPal.
I just got my very first phishing attempt from someone claiming to be E-Gold!

Here's the email I got:

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Dear, jerlene@hotmail.co.uk,

We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive E-gold account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.


How can I restore my account access?

Click the link below and confirm your E-gold account information, otherwise your E-gold account will remain restricted:

http://www.e-gold.com/acct/login.html


Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.

2008 E-gold All rights reserved.
The bold is where I found out it was a fraudulent email.

The title of the email told me the account was getting suspended because I haven't used it in a long time, it had nothing to do with someone trying to break into my account.

I hovered over the link link and the URL was "egoldq.com".
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