- Oct 3, 2004
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I just received an email with the following message. I have not booked any airline tickets, and nothing has been charged to my credit card(s), so I am guessing it is some sort of a scam. What I can't figure out is how the scam is supposed to work.
Do they expect me to email back to them and then they ask for my credit card info to process a credit?
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From: US Airways [oqerkbaj@braidway.com]
Subject: Your flight ticket N0042897
Dear customers,
Thank you for using our new service "Buy airplane ticket Online" on our website.
Your account has been created:
Your login: D1gger@notreal.com
Your password: passC8QD
Your credit card has been charged for $400.33.
We would like to remind you that whenever you order tickets on our website you get a discount of 10%!
Attached to this message is the purchase Invoice and the airplane ticket.
To use your ticket, simply print it on a color printed, and you are set to take off for the journey!
Kind regards,
US Airways
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Update #1
My credit card(s) have not been jacked, and I do not have a US Airways account, so that can't be compromised.
There was a ticket.zip file attached, I scanned that for virus with no result, but I'm not going to open it.
I decided to experiment with this scammer, so I created a throwaway email address and then made like I was replying to the email they sent me. I will see if they now respond looking for credit card info.
Update #2
Well the email came back undeliverable, so it looks like it isn't a scam.
I opened the attached "Ticket.zip" file on my blackberry and it turns out it had a "ticket.exe" file in the zip. I'm sure it must be a virus.
Damn, I was really hoping it was a scam so I could string along the scammer with a bunch of teasing emails.
Do they expect me to email back to them and then they ask for my credit card info to process a credit?
*****************
From: US Airways [oqerkbaj@braidway.com]
Subject: Your flight ticket N0042897
Dear customers,
Thank you for using our new service "Buy airplane ticket Online" on our website.
Your account has been created:
Your login: D1gger@notreal.com
Your password: passC8QD
Your credit card has been charged for $400.33.
We would like to remind you that whenever you order tickets on our website you get a discount of 10%!
Attached to this message is the purchase Invoice and the airplane ticket.
To use your ticket, simply print it on a color printed, and you are set to take off for the journey!
Kind regards,
US Airways
***************************
Update #1
My credit card(s) have not been jacked, and I do not have a US Airways account, so that can't be compromised.
There was a ticket.zip file attached, I scanned that for virus with no result, but I'm not going to open it.
I decided to experiment with this scammer, so I created a throwaway email address and then made like I was replying to the email they sent me. I will see if they now respond looking for credit card info.
Update #2
Well the email came back undeliverable, so it looks like it isn't a scam.
I opened the attached "Ticket.zip" file on my blackberry and it turns out it had a "ticket.exe" file in the zip. I'm sure it must be a virus.
Damn, I was really hoping it was a scam so I could string along the scammer with a bunch of teasing emails.
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