[plug] phishing scam

[Kev]

Senectus . wrote:

>On 3/8/06, Kev <kdownes at tpg.com.au> wrote:
>  
>
>>>It has a feature to send out an e-mail to everyone in your outlook
>>>address book asking them to confirm or deny that address...
>>>The user has obviously forgotten that the plug address is in their address book.
>>>      
>>>
>>Even on the one machine I own with Windoze installed, Lookout isn't
>>installed.  Besides that machine hasn't been booted for about a month now.
>>    
>>
>
>I think you misunderstand what I'm saying.. the user that I'm talking
>about is "djjackson at dpi.wa.gov.au" and it's his machine/account that
>has initiated the e-mail out to everyone on his contacts list.
>You received at least one (or if you're extra lucky like me, two)
>e-mails from him asking you to update your contact details in his
>address book.
>The links will go back to the plaxo web page because part of the
>service is to keep a copy of his address book on their servers. (part
>of what I don't like about plaxo)
>  
>
Thanx Senectus, that explains it well.  The next step, I believe, is for 
PLUG to reprimand this DJ Jackson and ensure it doesn't happen again.  
Harvesting the PLUG mailing list should be a serious no-no!

Cheers
Kev

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