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Friday, 02/08/2008 6:19:30 PM

Friday, February 08, 2008 6:19:30 PM

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W A R N I N G !!!!!!

Posted by: GrayGhost60
In reply to: None
Date:2/8/2008 8:27:15 AM
Post #of 104679

W A R N I N G !!!!!!

Last night I received an email from ETrade, informing me that my account may have been compromised. I do trade, but I use Scottrade.

Here is what it looks like:

Only problem is the link does not take you to ETrade, it's pointing to some other site. I don't want to see anyone get scammed by these A@$ hole. Sorry if that offends anyone but that's just how I feel about those people.

Remember it's always safer if you receive an email like the one below to look at the link that it's pointing to, or enter the address on the address bar manually.

Good luck to everyone and let's stay strong, we've got six more trading days to see the quarterly results. I, myself am keeping a positive outlook, I hope that I'm right since I've not seen any indication for all the negativity going on.



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Thu Feb 7 07:24:15 2008 Action Required: Validate Your Identity

Dear E*TRADE Account Holder,

Continuous Monitoring is an integral part of E*TRADE FINANCIAL's multiple layers of security, this acts as an early warning system to identify and prevent fraudulent activity. During our regularly screening we detected suspicious activity and your account may have been compromised.

Suspecting fraudulent activity made it necessary to limit sensitive account features until additional security measures can be completed. Conform to our security requirements and in order to continue using our online services, we must validate the account holder's identity. You must click on the link below to proceed.




Click here or on the link below to validate your identity


https://us.etrade.com/e/t/user/login

E*TRADE Securities LLC
P.O. Box 1542
Merrifield, VA 22116-1542



Sincerely,

E*TRADE Securities

PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT SECURITY DISCLOSURES BELOW

The E*TRADE FINANCIAL family of companies takes online security very seriously so that you can manage your business safely on the Internet. As part of our commitment to fighting fraud we have the right to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of our customers.

E*TRADE Securities LLC, E*TRADE Bank, and E*TRADE Clearing LLC are separate but affiliated companies.

System response and account access times may vary due to a variety of factors, including trading volumes, market conditions, system performance, and other factors.

© 2008 E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp. All rights reserved.

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Posted by: lady*b
In reply to: GrayGhost60 who wrote msg# 104674
Date:2/8/2008 4:31:23 PM
Post #of 104679

In most cases, use one of the links below and simply hit "forward" on the email you've received.

If you wish to report unsolicited commercial email to the FTC, you should forward that spam to http://spam@uce.gov

Useful link:
http://www.spam.org/reporting.htm

FTC
https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup

Investment/Securities Scams
The SEC's Office of Internet Enforcement Complaint Center (http://www.sec.gov/complaint.shtml) indicates that investment-related scam spam can be forwarded to enforcement@sec.gov To see examples of the sort of litigation the SEC has brought against parties engaging in Internet-related securities manipulation, go to http://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/internetenforce/litreleases.shtml

Attempts to Unlawfully Sell Prescription Medications Online
If people attempt to sell you prescription medications online without requiring a physician's prescription, the Food and Drug Administration would like to know about it. You can report emails promoting illegal medical products by forwarding those emails to webcomplaints@ora.fda.gov (see http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/buyonlineform.htm ).

US Customs Service CyberSmuggling Center, Child Exploitation Unit
Occasionally you may receive spam related to child pornography. As noted at http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/enforcem/child.htm you should immediately report this to the US Customs Service at 1-800-BE-ALERT or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678, or contact the Customs Service CyberSmuggling Center at C3@customs.treas.gov (see http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/enforcem/cyber.htm ).

Please note that you should not download any child pornographic materials under any circumstances, since the mere possession of this type of material is a violation of federal and state laws. Let trained law enforcement officers conduct their own investigation when it comes to child porn spam.

Internet Fraud in General
Internet fraud complaints may be filed with the FBI's Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) at http://www.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp The IFCC is particularly active in the area of online auction fraud, but it also handles a variety of other Internet-related fraud.

4-1-9 Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Spam
This type of scam spam, in which overseas, often Nigerian, con men typically offer you a share in millions of dollars worth of "over-invoiced contracts" (if only you will "temporarily" cover the cost of some "advance fees") can be reported to the United States Secret Service by faxing a copy of the 4-1-9 solicition to (202) 406-5031, as noted at http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml

The Secret Service also has jurisdiction over online credit card fraud, among other scams.

Unsolicited Commercial Email (Spam) In General
According to its Consumer Complaint Form site at https://rn.ftc.gov/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01 the FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other fraud-related complaints into a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies worldwide.

If you wish to report unsolicited commercial email to the FTC, you should forward that spam to http://spam@uce.gov
Last spring, Wired News writer Joanna Glasner reported in her article, "The Law Is Going After Spam" (see http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51486,00.html ) that over ten million spam messages have been forwarded to spam@uce.gov since the beginning of 1998, with over one million pieces of spam being forwarded in the month of March 2002

Pyramid Schemes or Chain Letters Using the U.S. Mail
If you receive spam that's a pyramid or chain-letter scheme and it uses the United States mail at any step along the way (for example, if it instructs you to send money to an address via the mail), it is illegal and should be reported to the U.S. Postal Service. As noted at http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/chainlet.htm you should turn over a copy of the chain letter or pyramid scheme advertisement to your local postmaster or nearest postal inspector. The nearest Postal Inspection Service office for Oregonians is:

POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 400
SEATTLE WA 98111-4000
Phone : 206-442-6300
Fax : 206-442-6304



IBAFT:The original team was chased away from completing their goals with threats of prosecution, as they engaged in unlawful acts for the purposes of exposing the naked short.

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