Originally Posted by
DougGuy
I got a few of these from people I don't know, they send you a short "enticing" message with the link to a photo, so you will click on the link. DON'T click this link, DELETE the whole message.
One was real short, sad, like someone you know has died, said it was real sad how he passed, they tried again and asked if he was family, both times there is a link to I assume a photo. Now most people that I know, might not be suspicious right off the get go, and they would click the link, to see the "photo."
And now the attacker has back doored your computer, with your help. They may not do any damage right away, they may have dropped a keylogger which is programmed to alert them upon a certain series of numbers (CC purchase) which is all they want anyway.
On and on, new scams, new ways to get your information, beware!
I know if I am getting these randomly, some of you are as well... Again, if you don't know the sender, don't fall for it, delete the messages, like I did.
EDIT: This "sender" is not a person at all, it is a piece of software that sends out thousands and thousands of these messages using randomly chosen "western" sounding names, probably some hacker got into a server and installed this email bot and the company that runs the server doesn't even know it's there, they wouldn't run this from their own PC, too easy to trace. Some don't even exploit the CC numbers they get, this would leave a trail as well, so they sell these numbers in blocks of thousands to other hackers who may resell them again or actually start making purchases..