posted on September 10, 2005 03:57:17 AM new
I just looked at an email in my spam filter and it purports, and looks like, an email from RedCross.org, seeking donations. It was mentioned this week on the news that people should be wary of email links because of the scam artists that can look real and mask that it's money they're attempting to steal.
Anyway, is there a way any of you can tell by these headers, if it is scam or real?
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Return-Path: <[email protected]>
Received: from rly-yj04.mx.aol.com (rly-yj04.mail.aol.com [172.18.180.142]) by air-yj02.mail.aol.com (v107.10) with ESMTP id MAILINYJ21-814432244e320; Fri, 09 Sep 2005 22:29:11 -0400
Received: from www.dos.is (ras127.rl.is [193.4.105.127]) by rly-yj04.mx.aol.com (v107.10) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINYJ410-814432244e320; Fri, 09 Sep 2005 22:28:52 -0400
Received: from www.dos.is (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])
by www.dos.is (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j89NidsD032618
for <[email protected]>; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 23:44:39 GMT
Received: (from apache@localhost)
by www.dos.is (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id j89NidvT032617
for [email protected]; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 23:44:39 GMT
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 23:44:39 GMT
To: [email protected]
Subject: Help Katrina Victims
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/html
X-AOL-IP: 193.4.105.127
X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 1:2:252887498:12616466
X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 1
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And if it is NOT real, who should I forward this spoof to so the govt can shut them down???
Thanks and cya later,
Marcia in Ohio (having a yard sale today w/neighbor) ...
posted on September 10, 2005 04:07:21 AM new
Marcia - the Red Cross has stated that they do NOT send out emails! The scams that are out there look VERY real and even send you to the REAL Red Cross site after you make your "donation" (and give them all your personal information). They have found these originating in Brazil and sadly, in the US.
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posted on September 10, 2005 11:53:09 AM new
wow, thanks both of you ... I did assume it was a scam from the get-go (one reason being that I already did a donation AT the redcross website), but I don't know how to read the parse of the headers .....
AND is there an internet "fraud" site I should forward it to? ...
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Marcia... back from a long, 'warm', not very fruitful yard sale. LOL ...
posted on September 11, 2005 02:03:29 AM new
Wow ... got another email now that doesn't pretend to be from RedCross, but *does* have an incidental hotlink to 'Donate to Red Cross for Katrina Victims' and when I held my cursor over the link it goes to someone's yahoo store ... strange.
posted on September 11, 2005 08:57:52 PM new
Marcia,
as i've watched the hurricane coverage, i recall hearing several news reports that the FBI is actively pursueing the hurricane Katrina fraudsters, but i can't give you a link. maybe a search of CNN or Fox would turn up a link for you if you want it?
