Clever new phish

#0 - Aug. 31, 2010, 3:31 p.m.
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So, I tend to forward every suspicisious email I get to [email protected] and I'm used to getting the Hack/Piracy reply. However, this report I got back sent some red flags my way, mostly because I haven't sent any emails to them in about a week. Checked the headers and it's coming from a hotmail account in KS.

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Sneaky sneaky phishers!
#1 - Aug. 31, 2010, 3:43 p.m.
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Thank you for the report, Phaedra!

If you have not done so already, please forward this phishing attempt to our Hacks team as you have done in the past.