Anyone else getting these emails?

nealallen

Not sure where to put this but here goes.

I keep getting emails, like the one's your friends send, ecards, but this is from a site I've never heard of, and the link they give you looks really strange. I didn't want to click the link until I found out from anyone else that the knew the site and have used them.

Here's just one of the many, many emails I keep getting.

Hi. Partner has sent you an ecard.
See your card as often as you wish during the next 15 days.

SEEING YOUR CARD

If your email software creates links to Web pages, click on your
card's direct www address below while you are connected to the Internet:



Or copy and paste it into your browser's "Location" box (where Internet
addresses go).

We hope you enjoy your awesome card.

Wishing you the best,
Webmaster,
greetingCard.Org

Any help please!

lesley1960

Yes , I'm getting on my works email which is normally spam free , they are driving me mad

portchieboy

Sadly, yes. Luckily, GMail sorts them straight into Spam, and out they go.

They seem to have taken over from the Viagra type, badly spelled Spam.

Never mind, easy to delete!

globalds

It's malicious ..Don't follow the link.I have had about ten so far .
I was expecting an e-card and fell for the first one .Kaspersky intercepted something on the browser page .
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I can't believe I fell for it ...A bloke like me ...Having freinds .....

Browntoa

yes, NO WAY follow the links

it's malicious script that will install stuff on your PC ,Trojans/Keyloggers etc

nealallen

Thanks guys :-)

imoneyop

Definately don't follow the link.

Neal - might be an idea to remove the link from your original post just in case someone clicks on it by mistake!

dangeroussports

It might be true.
You will never know until you follow the link. Just stick an aunty virus in the tinernet visting sites.

nealallen

It might be true?

I doubt that, I've come home to another 6 today, all from people I've never even heard of. The best one was. Hi. Jakita has sent you an Ecard.Yeah right, I'm NOT clicking anything.

goshdarnit

greetingcard.org aren't too happy either

Email Scam Alert!





Beware of fraudulent e-mails claiming you’ve received a greeting card from a [family member…friend…schoolmate…etc.]
The websites of many greeting card publishers, and the website of the Greeting Card Association , are being used in an Internet “phishing” scam.
Millions of e-mails falsely claiming to be from greeting card publishers have been sent to consumers around the country.
These fraudulent e-mails -- which claim to contain an e-card from an unnamed individual such as a “friend” or “schoolmate” -- instruct you to click on a link in the E-mail message to view your e-card. Clicking on the link could introduce a virus into your computer.

If you get an e-mail claiming you’ve received an e-card
from a generic ‘friend’ or ‘classmate’—instead of an individual whose name or personal e-mail address you recognize — the e-mail is fraudulent and should be immediately deleted

A legitimate e-card notification will always include the actual name or personal e-mail address of the sender. The sender will never be identified by a generic term such as “friend” or “family member.”
If you are unsure if an e-card notice is legitimate, we strongly recommend that you go directly to the publisher’s website to safely retrieve your e-card and avoid the use of links.
The Greeting Card Association has contacted the Federal Trade Commission and the FBI about this “phishing” scam.
If you have received a fraudulent e-mail regarding e-cards, we recommend that you file a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.

advent1122

dangeroussports wrote: »

It might be true.
You will never know until you follow the link. Just stick an aunty virus in the tinernet visting sites.

Go and stand in the corner you naughty minx.