Sunday, July 1, 2007

Possible Hoax or Virus.... 7-2-07 - updated!!!

Ok, I was just getting ready to sign off when I received an email entitled:
"You've received a greeting postcard from a worshipper!"... supposedly from Hallmark.com
Since I've been getting these type of emails, daily (different websites & different "from" statements) ... I decided to go directly to Hallmark.com & put in the card # that was in the body of the message. Sure enough, it was not a good number!
I am going to assume this is a HUGE HOAX, to get you to go to the site in the email & possibly be scammed or hacked into.
I'm just putting this out as a HUGE WARNING!!! These emails may contain a virus or a link to a hacker! BE CAREFUL what you read & link to!!
Please feel free to link to this blog to pass along the warning. Better safe than sorry!

P.S. I sent a comment to Hallmark & they agreed! Here's their answer:
Response (Supervisor) - 07/02/2007 02:26 PM
Thank you for contacting Hallmark.

If you received a legitimate E-Card from Hallmark, the first line of
the e-mail will tell you who has sent you the E-Card and the URL in the
message of your e-card notification will begin with:

http://www.hallmark.com/ECardWeb/ECV.jsp?a+

That will be followed by characters that describe your individual
E-Card.

If the clickable URL is an EXE file, then do not download it.

Unfortunately, you have not received a legitimate electronic greeting
from Hallmark.com. Both the message you received and the site it directs
you to are from someone impersonating us in an attempt to put a virus
on your system or get private information from you. They have illegally
duplicated some images from our site to strengthen the deception. The
sender of the e-mail is not affiliated with Hallmark in any way.

Hallmark.com will never ask for your username and password, or for any
other personal information, in order to retrieve an electronic
greeting. If you provided your personal information in response to this hoax,
we encourage you to notify your internet services provider immediately.
Hallmark is not the only company targeted by schemes like these; you
should be careful not to disclose your personal information in response
to any unsolicited request like this from anyone.

We regret the inconvenience this fraudulent e-mail has caused and
assure you that Hallmark is working diligently to stop this illegal
activity. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks,

Hallmark Consumer Care
www.Hallmark.com

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