E-ZPass - Beware of email with virus

vinylmusic

Today I received an email from E-ZPass saying I hadn't paid a toll with a link to see the invoice
At first I thought it was a scam since I never use toll roads so I checked the Zip file with my virus scanner
If you get such an email DON'T OPEN IT.
Send it to your trash bin

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E-ZPass

Service Center

Dear customer,

You have not paid for driving on a toll road. This invoice is sent repeatedly,
please service your debt in the shortest possible time.

The invoice can be downloaded here .

Terms & Conditions | Site Map | Privacy Policy | Phishing Policy 2014 E-ZPass

Nodding_Donkey

I'm guessing it wasn't from EZpass

pogofish

And particularly stupid because EZ-Pass only operates in the US.

tykesi

And even Americans aren't as bad at using the English language as whoever wrote that!

Apples2

And you thought that armed with only a car registration number they knew your email address?

DaveF327

The same could be said of any email containing a .zip file. Just don't bother.

I used to get mail purporting to be from Fed-Ex informing me of a missed parcel delivery.

agrinnall

DaveF327 wrote: »

The same could be said of any email containing a .zip file. Just don't bother.

Exactly, and surely everybody who has any familiarity with computers know this by now, so there's really no need for threads of this sort.

jimjames

DaveF327 wrote: »

The same could be said of any email containing a .zip file. Just don't bother.

I used to get mail purporting to be from Fed-Ex informing me of a missed parcel delivery.

Or get a decent email service that filters them out to protect you. Never have any problems with Gmail.

Richard53

No-one is born knowing this stuff, and we all had to learn it at some point. Someone new to computers might find this information very useful. A lot of new users are amongst the elderly, and they were brought up in a more trusting age, so they would certainly benefit.


I get sick to death of people who email ('forward to all') the latest virus hoax, but this post refers to a genuine phishing attempt, and I reckon it's a useful addition.

vinylmusic

Richard53 wrote: »

No-one is born knowing this stuff, and we all had to learn it at some point. Someone new to computers might find this information very useful. A lot of new users are amongst the elderly, and they were brought up in a more trusting age, so they would certainly benefit.


I get sick to death of people who email ('forward to all') the latest virus hoax, but this post refers to a genuine phishing attempt, and I reckon it's a useful addition.

Thanks for pointing that out. I posted the warning with less computer savvy users in mind