Topics in this digest:
1. Must Read>>> Messages asking for personal information.
From: BP Singh
Message
________________________________________________________________________
1. Must Read>>> Messages asking for personal information.
Posted by: "BP Singh" email13@gmail.com bsnl_chd
Date: Sun Jan 10, 2010 2:05 am ((PST))
Messages asking for personal information
Some spammers send fraudulent mass-messages designed to collect personal
information, called 'spoofing' or 'password phishing.'
Here are a few ways you might recognize these messages:
- They ask you to provide your username and password or other personal
information (e.g. Social Security number, bank account number, PIN number,
credit card number, mother's maiden name, or birthday). Even if they appear
to be from a legitimate source, or contain an official-looking webpage, be
careful. Spammers often ask for this information in an attempt to steal your
Gmail address, your money, your credit, or your identity.
- You might see a warning from Gmail when you open one of these messages.
We're currently testing a service designed to alert Gmail users to messages
that appear to be phishing attacks. When the Gmail Team learns of an attack,
we use the details of these messages to automatically identify future
possible phishing attacks.
These phishing alerts operate automatically, much like spam filtering.
Gmail's spam filters automatically divert messages that are suspected of
being unwanted messages into 'Spam'. Similarly, Gmail's phishing alerts
automatically display warnings with messages we suspect are phishing attacks
so you know to exercise caution before providing any personal information.
You should always be wary of any message that asks for your personal
information, or messages that refer you to a webpage asking for personal
information. One thing to be sure of: Google or Gmail will never ask you to
provide this information in an email; if the message asking for it claims to
be from us, don't believe it.
Here's what you can do to protect yourself and stop fraudsters:
- Make sure the URL domain on the given page is correct, and click on any
images and links to verify that you are directed to proper pages within the
site. For example, the Gmail URL is http://mail.google.com/ or, for even
more security, https://mail.google.com/ <http://../>. Although some links
may appear to contain 'gmail.com,' you may be redirected to another site
after entering such addresses into your browser.
- Always look for the closed lock icon in the status bar at the bottom of
your browser window whenever you enter any private information, including
your password.
- Check the message headers. The 'From:' field is easily manipulated to
show a false sender name. Learn how to view
headers<http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=22454>.
- If you're still uncertain, contact the organization from which the
message appears to be sent. Don't use the reply address in the message,
since it can be forged. Instead, visit the official website of the company
in question, and find a different contact address.
- If you enter your Google account or personal information as the result
of a spoof or phishing message, take action quickly. Send a copy of the
message header and the entire text of the message to the Federal Trade
Commission at spam@uce.gov. If you entered credit card or bank account
numbers, contact your financial institution. If you think you may be the
victim of identity theft, contact your local police.
- Gmail doesn't send unsolicited mass messages asking for passwords or
personal information. If you think your Gmail address has been compromised
or taken over, please click
here<http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=50270>so we
can help resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
* If our system flags a message as phishing, but you've validated the source
from which the message originated, click the down arrow next to *Reply* at
the top-right of the message pane, and select *Report Not Phishing* to let
us know the message is legitimate. And if you receive a message that our
phishing detection system doesn't pick up on, click *Report Phishing* to
send a copy of the message to the Gmail Team.
*regards,
Bandhan Preet Singh,
Broadband-Data Card Engineer,
BSNL, Mohali, Chandigarh SSA.*
*
BSNL SERVICES HELPLINE NUMBERS >>>
http://bsnl.co.in/service/helpdesk.htm*
*>>>>> Join my network for free click below link and follow instructions...
forward to all..
http://www.youmint.com/network-bandhanbsnl*
*>>>>> Please visit following links if you want to know how we can make
MONEY just by reading SMS on our Mobile..*
*http://www.mGinger.com/index.jsp?inviteId=405170<http://www.mginger.com/index.jsp?inviteId=405170>
*
*http://www.mGinger.com/index.jsp?inviteId=bandhantta<http://www.mginger.com/index.jsp?inviteId=bandhantta>
*
<http://www.bsnl.in/>www.bsnl.co.in <http://www.bsnl.in/> BSNL
Corporate Website
www.dataone.in Broadband Website
www.data.bsnl.in BSNL Broadband Management
www.bsnldatacard.com BSNL NIC Data Card Website (Unofficial)
www.bsnlevdoclub.com BSNL EVDO Wireless Card Website (Unofficial)
http://pdnc.bsnl.co.in BSNL's Do Not Call Registry Website for
Mobile Users
www.bsnl.hungama.com *BSNL's Music Portal in association with
Hungama.*
www.adsekamao.bsnl.in BSNL presents India's first integrated
Mobile Advertising Service
--
"THINK GOOD--SPREAD GOOD, DO GOOD--HAVE GOOD"
Messages in this topic (1)
Please visit us at www.SNATTA.org for more details.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TTABSNL/
<*> Your email settings:
Digest Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TTABSNL/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
TTABSNL-normal@yahoogroups.com
TTABSNL-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
TTABSNL-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
------------------------------------------------------------------------
No comments:
Post a Comment