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Phishing Alerts

  • Alert: Quotation needed!

    The following email was poised as a purchasing manager from Home Depot to ask for quotation from potential sellers and was deemed suspicious and intercepted by our filters; we suggest you do not click on any link embedded in the content of email like this one.

    Example:

     

    From:

    HOME DEPOT GOODS USA (purchase@home-depot.com)

    Sent:

    Tue 5/01/12 10:38 AM

    To:


    Hello sir        

    This is Mrs Grace Wilcox  from the Home Depot Goods USA. This company is interested in your product which we saw on a trading site.We are seeking for your business relationship to ensure that we import in the most superior quality product from China and other part of the world.

    We will be placing a large order monthly,directly from your company as wholesale then

    your products will be distributed to some retailers in USA and Germany.

     

    Please confirm to us if you/your company can make provision of the

    exact product which you can view by clicking the link below.

    Please note that due to the size of the picture and to have the right

    specification and clarity we have adopted this method.

     

    Note also that you have to login with your Email that will be used

    subsequently for business correspondences. This will enable us add it

    to our safe list and avoid your email been sent to spam folder.

     

     

    Click on the below link or you can as well copy the whole link and paste it to your browser and login your Email address to verify your

    account and also to enable you automatically view the product we need.

     

     

    http://crosbitronics.com/ab/products.php

     

     

    We will await your response with details, prize and quantity that can

    be made available.

    Thank you for your cooperation as we look forward to doing business with you.

    Yours Sincerely,

    Grace Wilcox

    Purchasing Manager

    Home Depot Usa

    2912 bronx avenue NY.

    www.homedepot.com

  • 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!   

  • 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!   

     

  • 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! 

  • 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! 

  • 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!