June 2010 - Posts

• Phishing Alert 5

  Please be advised that we at MarginUp will NEVER ask you to click on any link to confirm the request and reset your password. Neither will we attach any files to you. Please do not click on any URL/link or follow any suspicious instruction.  An example of phishing email may look like this:       Hello, XXX. We received your request to reset your marginup.com password. To confirm your request and reset your password, follow the instructions below. Confirming your request helps prevent unauthorized access to your account. If you didn't request that your password be reset, please follow the instructions below to cancel your request. CONFIRM REQUEST AND RESET PASSWORD Click on the following web address: https://marginup.com/EmailPage.srf?emailid=mail/?shva=1#inbox/12983cc****** CANCEL PASSWORD RESET Click on the following web address: https://marginup.com/EmailPage.srf?emailid=mail/?shva=1#inbox/12983ccaa****** Thank you, marginup.com NOTE: Please do not reply to this message, which was sent from an unmonitored e-mail address. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.     If you are unsure about the link, you can always “right click” on your mouse to check its properties.  In this phishing email, you can clearly see the actual URL will link you to http://equitativo.com.ar instead, which is reportedly a malware spam site from Argentina, with a likely fake phone number 0343-4233956 and IP Address 200.58.114.40 registered to Silva Juan Ramon in the address of Millan 131 Parana 3100 - Argentina. If you find any phishing email similar like this, please report to us.    Thank you for making MarginUp a safe place to trade!    Posted Jun 30 2010, 12:45 AM by admin Filed under: Alert, Phishing Email, Scam, Account Notification

• Phishing Alert 4

  Please be advised that we at MarginUp will NEVER ask you to click on any link to confirm or cancel your email/account. Neither will we attach any files to you. Please do not click on any URL/link or follow any suspicious instruction.  An example of phishing email may look like this:       Hello, XXX. Thank you for signing up for a marginup.com. Please follow the instructions below to confirm that you signed up for this account, or to cancel the account if you did not sign up. CONFIRM ACCOUNT To help prevent unauthorized account creation, we need you to confirm your e-mail address. We will use this e-mail address to send you important messages about your account. Also, some marginup.com sites and services may require a confirmed e-mail address.   Please confirm your email by visiting the URL CANCEL ACCOUNT If you didn't sign up for the account with this e-mail address and want to cancel the account, select and copy the following link. Open a browser and paste the link in the address bar. Press Enter or Return on your keyboard and follow the instructions that display.   Cancel your email by visiting the URL    Thank you, marginup.com Customer Support NOTE: Please do not reply to this message, which was sent from an unmonitored e-mail address. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.     If you are unsure about the link, you can always “right click” on your mouse to check its properties.  In this phishing email, you can clearly see the actual URL will link you to http://www.bims.web.tr instead, which is reportedly a malware spam site with the same IP 85.25.120.144  from Germany registered to Koray Toklu in the address Saglik 1 sk 59/34 Kizilay Ankara - Turkey. If you find any phishing email similar like this, please report to us.    Thank you for making MarginUp a safe place to trade!      Posted Jun 29 2010, 06:44 PM by admin Filed under: Alert, Phishing Email, Scam, Account Notification

• Phishing Alert 3

  Please be advised that we at MarginUp does not add any new secret question recently to your account.  MarginUp will NEVER ask you to click on any link to update your account information or check with your account accuracy. Neither will we attach any files to you. Please do not click on any URL/link or follow any suspicious instruction.  Another link example of impersonating MarginUp could be crafted like this:    New secret questions were added to your marginup.com account. To ensure that your account information remains accurate and secure we notify you whenever this information changes. This change request was made on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:42:16 -0800 If the changes described above are accurate, no further action is needed. If anything doesn't look right, follow the link below to make changes: https://edit.marginup.com/forgot?stage=fe100&src=&intl=us&done****** Regards, marginup.com Account Services ------------------------- Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.      If you are unsure about the link, you can always “right click” on your mouse to check its properties.  In this example, you can clearly see the actual URL will link you to http://standhostesi.org instead, which appears to be a Turkish site and is reportedly a malware site run by a scam group from Germany, with a likely fake phone number +45.36946676 from Denmark and IP Address 85.25.120.144.   If you find any phishing email, please report to us.  Thank you for making MarginUp a safe place to trade!  Posted Jun 29 2010, 01:13 AM by admin Filed under: Alert, Phishing Email, Scam, Account Notification

• Phishing Alert 2

  Please be advised that we at MarginUp will NEVER ask you to click on any link for your account information in email. Neither will we attach any files to you. Please do not click on any URL/link or follow any instruction.  An example of phishing email may look like this:   Dear Customer, This e-mail was send by marginup.com to notify you that we have temporanly prevented access to your account. We have reasons to beleive that your account may have been accessed by someone else. Please click on the link below or copy and paste the URL into your browser:  http://archive******.com/zx.htm  or http://mach1******.com/zx.htm   If you find any phishing email, please report to us.  Thank you for making MarginUp a safe place to trade!  Posted Jun 17 2010, 01:22 AM by admin Filed under: Alert, Phishing Email, Scam, Account Notification

• Phishing Alert 1

  Please be advised that we at MarginUp will NEVER send you any email to request your account information. Neither will we attach any files in email. Please do not open any phishing attachment or follow any instruction.  An example of phishing email may look like this:   Dear Customer, This e-mail was send by admin@marginup.com to notify you that we have temporarily prevented access to your account. We have reasons to beleive that your account may have been accessed by someone else. Please open attached file (open.html) and Follow instructions.marginup.com   If you find any phishing email, please report to us.  Thank you for making MarginUp a safe place to trade!   Posted Jun 11 2010, 01:52 AM by admin Filed under: Alert, Phishing Email, Scam, Account Notification