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Help stop email phishing fraud: How to recognize and report scam emails

by Robert Gillis 12/2006

Email / Internet fraud is rampant:
There are also various other email scams to verify your account (so-called “phishing” schemes):
Here are some addresses where you can forward bogus or fraud emails; the companies WILL investigate and DO work to shut down the sites and nab the offenders. Be sure to delete the email after you forward it; DO NOT RESPOND TO THE EMAIL; DO NOT "BAIT" THE SENDER AND DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINKS INSIDE THE EMAIL

(Be sure to forward the emails with [all header info - read more here])

  • Nigerian 419 Scam letter: Forward the email to 419fcd@usss.treas.gov, spam@uce.gov, scams@fraudwatchinternational.com
  • Lottery scams: scams@fraudwatchinternational.com
  • Paypal: Forward the email to spoof@paypal.com
  • eBay: Forward the email to spoof@ebay.com
  • Bank of America: Forward the email to abuse@bankofamerica.com
And forward ALL phishing emails to:
  • phishing-report@us-cert.gov
  • reportphishing@antiphishing.org

If the scam comes from one of the following ISPs, forward the email to them:
  • Yahoo!: abuse@yahoo.com
  • Hotmail: abuse@hotmail.com, report_spam@hotmail.com
  • Gmail: gmail-abuse@google.com
  • AOL: abuse@aol.com and tosreports@aol.com
  • MSN: abuse@msn.com
  • Earthlink: abuse@abuse.earthlink.net
  • Comcast: abuse@comcast.net

Every IP address has an owner. Visit http://www.arin.net/whois/ and look up what ISP owns that address. Reports generally get e-mailed to abuse@ that ISP.
28 December 2006
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