[plug] phishing scam

[Kev]

Kev wrote:
> 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!

Actually, I may already have done that for PLUG.  I've reported him the 
WAScamNet with the observation,

"As you can see the scammer is posing as a WA Govt employee."

And yes, I got 2 also.

Cheers
Kev

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