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Email Scam Alert
Randolph Telephone would like to inform you of an e-mail and cellular text scam that has been reported by some Randolph Telephone customers. Please be aware that under no circumstances will we solicit personal information from you through e-mail, text, or phone. If you receive an e-mail, text, or phone call asking for information and the address seems to be from Randolph Telephone, disregard and do not reply. Also, we do not have an 877 number. Please do not contact the number provided in the email or text. Feel free to contact us at 879-5684 or 622-7900, should you have further questions.
Internet scams have quickly become one of the most popular methods for thieves to take advantage of unsuspecting victims. While e-mails phishing for sensitive data are nothing new, you need to be extra vigilant with incoming messages during these turbulent times. The Federal Trade Commission urges caution regarding e-mails that look as if they come from an institution that may have your personal information on record. These messages may appear real, but actually be from phishers wanting to steal account numbers, passwords, or Social Security numbers to run up bills or commit other crimes in your name.
Randolph Telephone customers have recently been targeted and should be on alert. Please know that we will never ask you for your email user id, password, or any other personal or account information via email. Take a look at one example of these fraudulent e-mails below:
From: csrep@rtmc.net
To: undisclosed-recipients
Cc:
Subject: Confirm Your Randolph Telephone Internet (rtmc.net) E-mail Account
Dear Customer,
This is simply a courtesy message to inform all rtmc.net account holders again that upgrading/maintenance of our server that was initially scheduled for this week has been postponed till next week October 7, 2010 for technical reasons. Once again, all account holders should endeavor to confirm their account information as failure to confirm the requested information will lead to automatic system deactivation (ASD) after the upgrade and maintenance. We are deactivating some accounts that are no longer active and your account may be deactivated if no response to this notification.
To confirm and keep your account active during and after this upgrade and maintenance, you are advised to forward your account information as below.
* E-mail:
* Username:
* Telephone Number:
* Password:
* Re-Type Password:
* Home/Office Address:
* Date of Birth:
Your rtmc.net webmail account shall remain active after we have successfully confirmed and upgrade our server.
We appreciate and value your continued membership.
Sincerely,
Randolph Telephone internet Technical Support.
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From: Squirrel Mail Development Team [mailto:security@squirrelmail.org]
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 8:06 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Internet Users Email Upgrade (IUEU)
Dear E-Mail User
Due to the package compromise of 1.4.11,1.4.12 and 1.4.13, we are forced to release 1.4.15 to ensure no confusions. While initial review didn't uncover a need for concern, several proof of concepts show that the package alterations introduce a high risk security issue, allowing remote inclusion of files. These changes would allow a remote user the ability to execute exploit code on a victim machine, without any user interaction on the victim's server. This could grant the attacker the ability to deploy further code on the victim's server.
So upgrade to Squirrel Mail Development Team by click Squirrel Mail Login SquirrelMail 1.4.15 Released
We STRONGLY advise all users of 1.4.11, 1.4.12 and 1.4.13 upgrade immediately. |
Should you encounter one of these emails, please feel free to contact a Customer Care Consultant at 879-5684 or 622-7900 to report this so that we may notify other customers. We also encourage you to keep your spam filters and virus protection up to date. Our AtomicTech Computer Services can help you eliminate existing viruses on your machine and install computer protection software if needed. The Federal Trade Commission website is a wonderful resource for you to learn more about phishing scams and other consumer alert topics, visit
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt127.shtm.
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