Chris Hebb Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 This morning my dad received an email from Bill @ aol.com urging him to update his records. It said that failing to do so in the next 24 hrs. could result in termination of services. As my dad started looking at the billing form something caught his eye. Not only did they ask for his credit or checking number, but also his credit card limit. Everything else about this email looked 100% kosher. It even had a faq section! So my dad contacted AOL to find out what the email was all about. They told him it was a scam and had no record of that email. All his billing was up to date. The email had almost everything as a required field, and even gave detailed instructions how to write down your checking account number. It had the AOL logo's on it, credit card logos, and even had pictures on how to write your mica number off your check. I've looked at the message. It looked totally legit. It's just scary how easily someone can set-up and look professional, scam thousands for possibly millions and quickly disappear in the internet abyss... P.S. - Since yesterday my sister has recieved a similar email. Do NOT ever follow any links at AOL to update your records. Call them directly and you won't ever be sorry. I use earthlink so I am not aware of all their scams, but this one was very professional looking. C. B. Hebb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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