Fake airline eTicket email with attachment
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ScottWright
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Subject: Fake airline eTicket email with attachment
Risks in the News
posted by ScottWright on Monday, September 22nd 2008 @ 7:51 PM

Beware of the latest trick used by spammers who are trying to trick people who may have booked airline tickets in the recent past. The emails, which may look like the one HERE, are much more carefully crafted than most past phishing attempts.

The actual threat is in the attachment, which is similar to the trojan horse program that appeared in recent fake courier emails from companies like FedEx and UPS.

More technical details are available by clicking HERE.

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