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Look out for Credit Card Email Scams! If you receive something like the example below, its either a virus or a scam.  Please be careful about these kind of emails. They will have a zip file attached which I'm sure is a way to install a virus on your computer.


Subject: Credit card transaction report (Visa, MC)


Dear Valued Customer:


As requested, we are sending you this report on transactions with your credit card completed between 1/1/2008 and 9/1/2008.


The report containing your account details is attached [a zip file] to this message. Please download the attached document to view or print it.



Respectfully,
Elijah Jaramillo

Manager of Visa / MasterCard
Credit Card Services
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If you believe this message has reached you by mistake, please forward the document identification number provided on the enclosed report to our customer service department.



So, please be carful out there.  Make sure that you only open attached files from a known sender and if you are not expecting it, please verify the sender actually emailed it to you.

~ Bill
Bill Watkins
Written on Thursday, 01 January 2009 01:38 by Bill Watkins

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