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URGENT Message from AOL Member Services
30th August 2004

please forward any scams you've received to spoof@millersmiles.co.uk

Report Summary
Date Reported
30th August 2004
Apparent Sender
AOL
Return Address
AOL <servbill@aol.com>
Subject
URGENT Message from AOL Member Services
Format
HTML
Method

Submitted form data on spoof webpage is forwarded to a local script.

Bogus Web Content?
Yes
URL of web content

http://www.aolbillings.as.ro/update_info/AolService/BillingData/AolServices.htm

traced to a server in Bucurest

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. Email requests you visit spoof AOL site to keep your acount active by entering your details to pay your fees. Details are captured by the spoof webpage and forwarded to a local script. Be warned!

2. AOL never send out emails to their users requesting details like this.

 

" Dear AOL Member, We recently attemped to charge you $23.90 for your unlimited cycle use plan and your credit card issuer denied payment to our billing systems"...

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...

 

Dear AOL Member,

We recently attemped to charge you $23.90 for your unlimited cycle use plan and your credit card issuer denied payment to our billing systems.This usually occurs when billing information is out of date or billing adress is false.In order to keep your AOL Service active, You must visit AOL's Service Center Immediately by clicking here.

If your account information is not updated within next 24 hours, We will be forced to terminate your AOL account. Thank you for cooperation towards this urgent matter.


AOL Billing Dept team.
America Online, Inc.

 

 

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