The best thing is to do nothing. Replying encourages them. If nobody
bites, they'll cast their line in another pond.


>I didn't order anything either.  What do I do?  Is this a real order
>that I need to cancel with someone?  Is this something that will
>continue to happen on this list?  If so, I will have to discontinue my
>membership.  Our technology department has a strict policy.
>
>Marcia Alessi
>On Monday, April 5, 2004, at 03:49 PM, Spruiell, William C wrote:
>
>>I believe the original message was a "phishing" attempt. It had an
>>attached ActiveX control -- I'm not sure what it was designed to
>>do, but it probably wasn't kosher (a lot of these send your email
>>address back to the senders so they know who has a live connection
>>that can be tapped into; you can set your internet browser to
>>deactivate those). There's been a rash of these lately that work by
>>using a line in the header that alarms the reader into opening the
>>message and clicking on the link in it (there's even a term for
>>being tricky like that: "social engineering"; it makes "malware"
>>more virulent).
>>
>>The FTC has a good list of suggestions on the topic at the address
>>below:
>>
>>http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/phishingalrt.htm
>>
>>Bill Spruiell
>>
>>Dept. of English
>>Central Michigan University


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Paul T. Wilson                                   [log in to unmask]
Professor of Reading                   Western Michigan University

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