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Internet Security Discussion Forum This forum is for the discussion of security related issues. If you find a new Phishing scheme, spyware, virus or malicious site - let us know about it. If any of the above found you... here's where you ask for help.

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Old 07-16-2004, 08:35 AM
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Default Microsoft updat email scam

Microsoft update email scam. WARNING may pop-up a help window claiming to be MS help it's "Phishing" FRAUD. Not MS it's scammers...

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If you've recently had trouble logging on to our Web sites or completing Internet transactions - or if you have started seeing the message "HTTP 500 internal server error" when trying to visit some Web sites - then you should download the following software. Please go to http://updates.microsoft.com or to http://setts.info/ie/update/q831167.htm
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Old 07-16-2004, 09:03 AM
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TrafficProducer,

Thanks for the tip! I've moved your thread to Security Watch

Let us know if you hear of any more scams...

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