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From: Better Business Bureau To: cmd 2425 Sent: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:06:55 -0500 (EST) Subject: Scam Alert -- Fooled by a fake funeral notice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hit Delete on New Fake Funeral Email Notices ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 31, 2014 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Email users are increasingly savvy about spotting scam messages. So scammers are always on the hunt for new ways to evade the delete button. This scam email, disguised as a funeral notification, reaches a new low. How the Scam Works: You receive an email with the subject line funeral notification. The message appears to be from a funeral home in Texas, but it could be from anywhere. The email invites you of an upcoming celebration of your friends life service. The email looks real. It uses the businesss actual colors and logo. The email instructs you to click a link to view the invitation and more detailed information about the farewell ceremony. But instead of pointing to the funeral homes website, it sends you to a foreign domain. Scammers place malware on these third party websites that downloads to your computer, giving scammers access to information on your machine. As usual, watch for scammers changing up this con. They may hijack a different funeral homes name and/or change their message. Tips to Avoid Email Scams: Spot common email scams no matter the circumstances, by following these tips: 1. Dont believe what you see. As in the example above, scammers can easily copy a real business colors, logo and even email address. 2. Hover over links to check their source. Place your mouse over hyper-linked text and the true destination will appear. 3. Be wary of unexpected emails that contain links or attachments. As always, do not click on links or open the files in unfamiliar emails. 4. Beware of pop-ups. Some pop-ups are designed to look like theyve originated from your computer. If you see a pop-up that warns of a problem that needs to be fixed with an extreme level of urgency, it may be a scam. 5. Watch for poor grammar and spelling. Scam emails often are riddled with typos. 6. Ignore calls for immediate action. Scam emails try to get you to act before you think by creating a sense of urgency. Dont fall for it. For More Information To find out more about scams, check out BBB Scam Stopper [bbb.org/scamstopper] . Thanks to BBB Serving Central East Texas [easttexas.bbb.org/] for their assistance with this Scam Alert. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Western Union New Logo [r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0019yGDJqIkyjZmWWBPQVCG1G-RuubzYdhbJhupr6FUCYwKiR7moOm2l951OhNDQju_D7FfUxWYEhWHJ_k1zpAC_fz56zI4ueR4ayTBlQQ2stv9yFqM_-o_YUbUe6q_IzilkUBllK4820A=] This Scam Alert has been sponsored by Western Union. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ report a scam [bbb.org/scamstopper] Like us on Facebook [facebook/betterBusinessBureau] Follow us on Twitter [twitter/#%21/bbb_us] View our profile on LinkedIn [linkedin/company/better-business-bureau/] Join Our Mailing List [https://cbbb.wufoo/forms/email-sign-up/] Read our blog button [bbb.org/blog/] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forward this email ui.constantcontact/sa/[email protected]&a=1116368684803 This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected]. Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe(TM) visitor.constantcontact/do?p=un&mse=001z3OoPvvb5Bgaia5NTrv-b85t1q_hrL0_rEVtx13tVP0%3D&t=001sEu0N5aIzJH4u5EH6Cf9Lg%3D%3D&llr=sfc7ncdab Privacy Policy: ui.constantcontact/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp Online Marketing by Constant Contact(R) constantcontact Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. | 3033 Wilson Blvd | Suite 600 | Arlington | VA | 22201

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