[NPMUG] Fake Hallmark E-Cards

[William James]

Thank you Shelley! Just the kind of thing this list does very well.

Bill James


On Apr 16, 2009, at 8:43 AM, Shelley Lipton wrote:

> I have recently received two Hallmark E-Cards that were suspicious  
> looking.  It did not say who sent the card, did not provide any  
> verification numbers to open it on their site instead of opening it  
> from my email, only one link worked (which was to Hallmark's  
> website) but looked like it had many links, the E in E-cards looked  
> pixilated, and when I returned the email to it's sender, it bounced  
> back as unsendable.  The email had an attachment which I DID NOT  
> OPEN and neither should any one else if you ever get something  
> similar.
>
> How to tell if a Hallmark E-Card notification is real:
>
> Hallmark e-card e-mails do not include any attachments. To be safe,  
> if you receive an e-card notification with an attachment delete it  
> immediately then empty your "trash" or "deleted e-mails" from your  
> email client.
> A legitimate Hallmark e-mail notification will come from the  
> sender’s e-mail address, not Hallmark.com.
> The sender's first name and last name will appear in the subject  
> line. If you do not recognize the name of the person sending the E- 
> Card, do not click on any links in the e-mail. Delete the e-mail.
> The notification will include a link to the E-Card on Hallmark.com  
> as well as a URL that can be pasted into a browser.
> The URL will begin with http://hallmark.com/ followed by characters  
> that identify the individual E-Card.
> Hallmark E-Cards are not downloaded and they are not .exe files.
> In addition, Hallmark.com will never require an E-Card recipient to  
> enter a user name or password nor any other personal information to  
> retrieve an E-Card.
>
> E-mail Safety Tips
>
> Don't open e-mails you know are spam. A code embedded in spam  
> advertises that you opened the e-mail and confirms your address is  
> valid, which in turn can generate more spam.
> Don't open e-mails from unknown senders.
> Don't open attachments in e-mails unless you are expecting to  
> receive one. If you receive an attachment that you are not  
> expecting,  even if it’s from someone you know, first read the e- 
> mail and make sure the attachment is legitimate. If you're still not  
> sure, call or e-mail the sender to confirm, but do not reply to the  
> original e-mail.
> Don't click on links in e-mails that appear to be from financial  
> companies (PayPal, banks, credit card companies, etc.) that direct  
> you to verify or confirm account details. Instead, call the company  
> if you are concerned about your account.
>
>
>
>
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William James
Pittsburgh, PA




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