Dear
SLTNet Customer,
If you receive e-mails from unsolicited sources;
With the following subject (or a similar subject),
E-mail Account Utilization Warning!!
And with the following message body (or with a similar message
body),
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Dear
user of Sltnet.lk gateway e-mail server,
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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.
For security purposes the
attached file is password protected.
Password is "xxxx".
Best wishes,
The Sltnet.lk team
http://www.sltnet.lk
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- Please make sure that you have installed anti-virus software
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- Please refrain from opening unsolicited e-mail attachments
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un-trusted sources as they may
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and Microsoft products such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft
Internet Explorer and Microsoft
Outlook.
For further clarification
or Information Please contact our 24 hour Internet Help Desk
on
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Internet Fraud Preventive Measures
Credit Card Fraud
- Don't give out your credit card
number(s) online unless the site is a secure and reputable
site. Sometimes a tiny icon of a padlock appears to symbolize
a higher level of security to
transmit data. This icon is not a guarantee of a secure
site, but might provide you some
assurance
- Don't trust a site just because
it claims to be secure.
- Before using the site, check
out the security/encryption software it uses.
- Make sure you are purchasing
merchandise from a reputable source.
- Do your homework on the individual
or company to ensure that they are legitimate.
- Try to obtain a physical address
rather than merely a post office box and a phone number,
call the seller to see if the number is correct and working.
- Send them e-mail to see if they
have an active e-mail address and be wary of sellers who
use free e-mail services where a credit card wasn’t required
to open the account.
- Consider not purchasing from
sellers who won't provide you with this type of information.
- Check with the Better Business
Bureau from the seller’s area.
- Check out other web sites regarding
this person/company.
- Don’t judge a person/company
by their web site.
- Be cautious when responding
to special offers (especially through unsolicited e-mail).
- Be cautious when dealing with
individuals/companies from outside your own country.
- The safest way to purchase items
via the Internet is by credit card because you can often
dispute the charges if something is wrong.
- Make sure the transaction is
secure when you electronically send your credit card numbers.
- You should also keep a list
of all your credit cards and account information along with
the
card issuer’s contact information. If anything looks suspicious
or you lose your credit
card(s) you should contact the card issuer immediately.
| Investment
Fraud |
- Don't invest in anything based on appearances. Just
because an individual or company has a flashy web
site doesn't mean it is legitimate. Web sites can
be created in just a
few days. After a short period of taking money, a
site can vanish without a trace.
- Don’t invest in anything you are not absolutely
sure about. Do your homework on the investment to
ensure that it is legitimate.
- Do your homework on the individual or company to
ensure that they are legitimate. · Check out other
web sites regarding this person/company.
- Don’t judge a person/company by their web site.
- Be cautious when responding to special investment
offers (especially through unsolicited e-mail).
- Be cautious when dealing with individuals/companies
from outside your own country. · Inquire about all
the terms and conditions.
- If it sounds too good to be true it probably is.
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Internet Auction Fraud |
- Understand as much as possible about how the auction
works, what your obligations are as a buyer, and what
the seller’s obligations are before you bid.
- Find out what actions the web site/company takes
if a problem occurs and consider insuring the transaction
and shipment.
- Learn as much as possible about the seller, especially
if the only information you have
is an e-mail address. If it is a business, check the
Better Business Bureau where the seller/business is
located.
- Examine the feedback on the seller.
- Determine what method of payment the seller is
asking from the buyer and where he/
she is asking to send payment.
- If a problem occurs with the auction transaction,
it could be much more difficult if the seller is located
outside the US because of the difference in laws.
- Ask the seller about when delivery can be expected
and if there is a problem with the merchandise is
it covered by a warranty or can you exchange it.
- Find out if shipping and delivery are included
in the auction price or are additional costs
so there are no unexpected costs.
- There should be no reason to give out your social
security number or drivers license number to the seller.
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Non-Delivery of Merchandise |
- Purchase merchandise from reputable dealers or establishments.
- Try to obtain a physical address rather than merely
a post office box and a phone number, call the seller
to see if the number is correct and working.
- Send them e-mail to see if they have an active
e-mail address and be wary of those
that utilize free e-mail services where a credit card
wasn’t required to open the account.
- Consider not purchasing from sellers who won't
provide you with this type of information.
- Purchase merchandise directly from the individual/company
that holds the trademark, copyright, or patent.
- Beware when responding to e-mail that may not have
been sent by a reputable
company.
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| Nigerian
Letter Scam |
- Be skeptical of individuals representing themselves
as Nigerian or foreign government officials asking
for your help in placing large sums of money in overseas
bank accounts.
- Do not believe the promise of large sums of money
for your cooperation.
- Guard your account information carefully.
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NAME : Bagle.AS
ALIAS : I-Worm.Bagle.as,
W32.Beagle.AR@mm, W32/Bagle.az@MM, WORM_BAGLE.AM
Bagle.AS has been distributed
largely. It arrives in emails with a Price or Joke-related
attachment
and exe, cpl, scr or com extensions. The worm contains a backdoor
that listens on TCP port 81 and
a UDP port. Bagle.AS spreads also via peer-to-peer.
Bagle is a mass-mailing worm that was found on 18th of January,
2004. The worm sends messages
with the subject 'Hi' and random EXE attachment names. It
has been programmed to stop spreading
on 28th of January.
The Bagle removal tool can be downloaded from web.
Bagle.AS arrives as an email attachment with one of the following
subject lines:
Re: Hello
Re: Thank you!
Re: Thanks :)
Re: Hi
The attachment is composed from:
Price
price
Joke
and has one of the following extensions:
.exe
.scr
.com
.cpl
NAME : Bagle.AS
ALIAS : I-Worm.Swen,
W32/Swen.A@mm, W32/Gibe.E@MM, Gibe.E, Swen.A
Swen is a worm that replicates via email, local network (LAN.
It uses vulnerability in Internet
Explorerto execute directly from e-mail. Swen worm appeared
on 18th of September 2003. It is
most likely written by the author of Gibe worm (Begbie) and
this worm has similar features as the
latest Gibe variants.
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