Virius/Scam thingie
Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:22 pm
Ok, there is a new virius/scam (I'm not sure which) going around. Someone is sending emails from a masked email so it looks like its coming from mailto:support@neopets.com but it isn't. It says something like "Important Details" and has an attachement called "details.zip" DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS!!!!!! It is either a scam or a virius, I am not checking which. NEOPETS WILL NEVER SEND YOU AN ATTACHMENT!!!
Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:37 pm
Let this screenshot be a reminder to everyone just how easy it is to fake an e-mail from neopets.
My friend Wayne (Illumination) did this over a year ago:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/s ... 3/fake.jpg
My friend Wayne (Illumination) did this over a year ago:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/s ... 3/fake.jpg
Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:40 pm
That is why faking the sender's e-mail adress is bad, bad!
Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:58 pm
Thanks for the warning, Robin. 
Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:18 am
I already got THREE!!! Be sure to forware all of them to mailto:spoof@neopets.com
Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:22 pm
Why would you want an attachment that's possibly a virus?
Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:38 pm
Maybe Radiostar has a computer as bad as mine and a virus would probably help it....
Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:52 pm
Thanks Robin for the heads up, I would of never downloaded the attachment anyway but I'll warn my sister about it. Thankgod you have to attach things to email and tehy don't just jump out at you.
Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:12 pm
Thanks from the warning! *checks mail* I didn't get a virus. I hope I won't get one!
Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:07 am
Hmm....Can somebody further investigate this attachment? If not, I'll be forced to. Add me on MSN. mailto:Pokemonkid10@hotmail.com
No stupid e-mails, please.
No stupid e-mails, please.
Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:59 am
DiscordantNote wrote:
Why would you want an attachment that's possibly a virus?
Or they might be planning to use it to scam people.
Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:05 am
Thanks for the warning! I'll be sure to tell my parents.
Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:05 am
Ammer wrote:DiscordantNote wrote:
Why would you want an attachment that's possibly a virus?
Or they might be planning to use it to scam people.
Yes. That's exactly what I'm going to do. I'm just one big scammer. Idiot.
If I *were* a scammer do you think I'd be so stupid as to ask for something in a public forum, in a thread with a warning about the very thing I'm asking for??
I run tech support and parasite forums at http://the-zomb.com and I wanted the attachment to see what it is.
Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:16 am
Radiostar wrote:Ammer wrote:DiscordantNote wrote:
Why would you want an attachment that's possibly a virus?
Or they might be planning to use it to scam people.
Yes. That's exactly what I'm going to do. I'm just one big scammer. Idiot.
If I *were* a scammer do you think I'd be so stupid as to ask for something in a public forum, in a thread with a warning about the very thing I'm asking for??
I run tech support and parasite forums at http://the-zomb.com and I wanted the attachment to see what it is.
I didn't say you were, I said you might be a scammer. But if calling me a name makes you feel superior than "Go You!".