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March 11, 2004

Spam Spoofs Problem

As you probably know, spam email is one of the most significant problems on the web. Particularly offensive are the so-called "spoof" spam messages that make it appear like the email is from a legitimate source like, for instance, ExploreLearning.

Yes, we've recently been spoofed. You may have received an email like this one below:

Dear user of Explorelearning.com,
Your e-mail account will be disabled because of improper using in next
three days, if you are still wishing to use it, please, resign your
account information.
For details see the attached file.
Sincerely,
The Explorelearning.com team

The email above is NOT from ExploreLearning. And, of course, the attachment referred to in the email contains a virus.

If you've received this email, please delete it. In general, attachments to emails are very dangerous and you should be very careful about opening them. Bear in mind, too, that we never send email with an attachment unless you are specifically requesting something from us like the Quick Start Guide.

If you're ever unsure whether an email is legitimate or not, just contact at us and ask: support@explorelearning.com

Posted by ExploreLearning at 10:11 AM in Site Announcements | Permalink

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