Heads Up: CNN and MSNBC Alert SPAM
 

A new phishing and bot email is going around disguised as BBC, CNN and MSNBC Alerts. If you get emails from them, delete them. Do not install any ActiveX or other prompts (this generally goes without saying).

These emails look legit.

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(Can ya tell I'm in IT?)

I just checked my email to see if I got this one. I did have 2 but Gmail tagged it as spam and dumped it into the spam folder. Although I never even open those emails, these ones are faked very well. Not your typical looking spam. Very sneaky.

Got the MSNBC one, thought it was from a friend that works at NBC, but the one link I clicked on did not work....thank god!

I have a Mac. Still no known viruses.

Clicking the link may trigger the offending address that yours is a valid address and you may see an increase of spam.

The virus potential comes from a "missing plug in" (usually active X or media player) that it wants you to install. It's similar to the facebook porn link that is going around.

I get the MSN one twice daily on my work account. It goes intothe delete pile along with ones titles "They will call you LARGESIMO".

I got the CNN one but I deleted it because I don't care about them. I guess I got lucky on that one.

Or worthwhile games. ;)

I recieved all of them, but most of them went into my Spam folder and had no chance.:D

Could be true, but I don't really care as I am not a gamer.