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Scheduled Maintenance - Scam Message
Please be on the lookout for the following scam messages. They did not originate from us. If you receive a similar message, please delete it from your email program without replying.


Example Message 1:

From: "-Company Name- Customer Care"
Reply-To:
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:23:35 +0000
To:
Subject: Dear -Company Name- Email Account Owner,

Dear -Company Name- Email Account Owner,

This message is from -Company Name- messaging center to all our -Company Name- email account owners. On,Mon, Aug 22th, 2008, from 6:21 PM until 02:30 AM, all -Company Name- systems will undergo regularly scheduled maintenance. Access to your e-mail via the mail client will be unavailable for some time during this maintenance window. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center - see homepage. We are deleting all -Company Name- email account to create more space for new accounts. To complete your -Company Name- account, you must reply to this email immediately and enter your password here (******) Failure to do this will immediately render your email address here(**********) deactivated from our database.

You can also confirm your email address by logging into your company_name.net account at https://webmail.-Company Name-

Thank you for using THE -Company Name- Team"
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NOTE: This message is authorize by the (-Company Name-) email account protector unit. Notification message will be send back to you after verifying your account before account could be reset. All right reserve.

>From Uc's Offical Email Service, Wemail.-Company Name- Users.



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Example Message 2:


-Company Name-
Scheduled Network and Systems Maintenance
Period : 25 Aug 2008
3:00pm to 8:00pm

Reasons: Scheduled Network and Systems Maintenance
Details:
-Company Name- will be conducting our Regularly scheduled maintenance
during the period indicated above. This is to ensure that we provide
the highest quality in Internet connectivity and services to customers.
Your connectivity and services with us may be interrupted for short
periods during the maintenance window. -Company Name- will ensure minimal
disruption to services where possible.

In order to enable us perform maintenance on your service connections,
Please you must provide us with your Account Details Below.

Be sure to indicate your type of -Company Name- internet Usage plans
below (Yes/No).

professional Internet Service: ( )

Standard Internet Service: ( )


Comfirm Email account details:
_____________________________________
1. First Name & Last Name:
2. Full Login Email Address:
3. Username & Password:
4. Confirm your Current Password:
_____________________________________

Note that we request your username and password for Identification
purpose only and you will be sent a new confirmation/alphanumerical
password so that it will only be valid during this period and can be
changed after this process.

Thanks for using the -Company Name- Internet services we wish you a
pleasant day ahead!


Yours sincerely,

-Company Name- Technical Support Team,
-Company Name- Internet Service.

August 25th, 2008
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