Fraudulent Email Examples

If you receive an email like the any of the ones below, please do not respond, simply delete it.

This is the latest Phishing attempt email being reported to GCI by our customers. This email appears to be from GCI.Net Support. GCI is not sending these and will not request your information via an email! Again, this is a phising attempt, just delete the email!

From: support@gci.net [mailto:support@gci.net]
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 3:05 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT

Dear Gci.net Subscriber

We would like to inform you that we are currently carrying out scheduled maintenance and upgrade of our webmail service

and as a result our email client has been changed and your orignal password will be reset.

We are sorry for any inconvennience caused.

To complete your Gci.net account, you must reply to this email immediately and enter your password. Failure to do this will immediately render your email address deactivated from our database.

User Name:
Password:

Thank you for using Gci.net webmail IT Gci.net THE TEAM "

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Other examples below. Again these are phishing attempts. Just delete these types of emails, if they get through your email filter.

Dear gci.net User,

We have noticed an unauthorized attempt to change your gci.net password from
a foreign IP. This was going to result to your inability to access your
account due to the password change. If you know you are the authorized owner
of this account, kindly reply by providing your original username (*******)
and PASSWORD (*******) so as to protect your ID and password from
unauthorized access.

Failure to do this will violate the gci.net email terms & conditions.

Thanks for using gci.net

The gci.net Tech Support.

From:       support@gci.net
Subject:                Account Upgrade/Maintenance All Gci Webmail Accounts
Date:      March 18, 2009 1:03:16 AM AKDT
To:            undisclosed-recipients: ;
Reply-To:                iol.support.team09@gmail.com

 

Gci Technical Support

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Attn. Gci Webmail Users,

Account Upgrade/Maintenance All Gci Webmail Accounts

We regret to announce to you that we will be making some vital maintenance on
our Gci Webmail account. During this process you might have login problems in
signing into your Gci account, but to prevent this you have to confirm your
account immediately after you receive this notification.

To confirm and to keep your Gci Webmail account active during and after this
process, please reply to this message with the below account information's.
Failure to do this might cause a permanent deactivation of your Gci webmail
account from our database to enable us create more spaces for up coming
subscribers.

To confirm your account, send your Gci webmail account stating:

email address:
Password:

Your Gci account shall remain active after we have successfully confirmed and
upgraded your account.

Thank you for your swift response to this notification we apologize for any
inconvenience.

 

Gci Technical Support

Copyright 2009 - Gci Communciations - All Rights Reserved.

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Other examples below. Again these are phishing attempts. Just delete these types of emails, if they get through your email filter.

Subject: Dear Subscriber
Date: 3/11/09 4:00:45 AM
From: "The Gci.Net email support team" <an email address, can be any email address> To:info@gci.net

Dear Subscriber

We are currently carrying out maintainance on our GCI.NET email database. To complete this process you must reply to this email immediately and enter your Username here (**********) And Password
here(**********) if you are the owner of this account.

This process will help us to fight against spam mails Failure to summit your password, will render your email address in-active from our database.
NOTE: You will be send a password reset message in next seven (7) working days after undergoing this process for security reasons.

Thank you for using Gci.Net!
The GCI.NET email support team.

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Again the email below is a phishing attempt, DO NOT respond to the email, just delete it!

From: support@gci.net [mailto:support@gci.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 2:04 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients
Subject: Please confirm your GCI.net email account

Dear GCI.net Email Account Owner,

This message is from GCI mailing center to all our GCI email account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused email account to create space for new accounts. To prevent your account from being deactivated you will have to update it.

CONFIRM YOUR GCI EMAIL ACCOUNT
Email Username:
Email Password:

Warning!!! Account owners that refuses to update his or her account within seven(7) days of receiving this email will lose his or her account permanently.

Thank you for using GCI.

Warning Code: UCRV08MT1

Thanks,
GCI Team.

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Example Phishing Email

From: support@gci.net [mailto:support@gci.net]
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 4:16 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients
Subject: Please confirm your GCI.net email account

Dear GCI.net Email Account Owner,

This message is from GCI mailing center to all our GCI email account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused email account to create space for new accounts. To prevent your account from being deactivated you will have to update it.
CONFIRM YOUR GCI EMAIL ACCOUNT
Email Username:
Email Password:

Warning!!! Account owners that refuses to update his or her account within
seven(7) days of receiving this email will lose his or her account permanently.
Thank you for using GCI.

Warning Code: UCRV08MT1

Thanks,
GCI Team.

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Example Phishing Email

From: An address [mailto:username@gci.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:30 AM
To: Your Name
Subject: wqjbd lagpaoa@gci.com; Get Ready for the New Year bttv

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Example Phishing Email

Dear GCI Subscriber

We are currently carrying out maintainance on our GCI email database. To complete this process you must reply to this email immediately and enter your Username here (**********) And Password
here(**********) if you are the owner of this account.

This process will help us to fight against spam mails. Failure to submit your password, will render your email address in-active from our database.

NOTE: You will be send a password reset message in next seven (7) working days after undergoing this process for security reasons.

Thank you for using GCI!
The GCI Support Team.

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Example Phishing Email

From: <mygci@gci.net>
To: <:undisclosed-recipients>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 5:22 AM
Subject: Update Your GCI E-mail Account

Dear GCI Users.

The reason for this message is because of the Email Scams & Phishing going on the GCI Network. We have decided to contact all our clients and staff to provide their password so that we can confirm the active users and to de-activate the inactive user. We regret the inconveniences this might
have cost
you.

Please provide us with the below details.

• Username:
• Password:

With the above details we can verify active my.gci.net account.

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Example Phishing Email

From: GCI SUPPORT TEAM <support@gci.net>
Date: February 17, 2008 7:40:30 AM AKST
To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM THE GCI SUPPORT TEAM
Reply-To: gciactive@gmail.com

Dear Gci Subscriber,

To complete your gci account, you must reply to this email immediately
and
enter your password here (*********)

Failure to do this will immediately render your email address
deactivated from
our database.

You can also confirm your email address by logging into your gci account at http://webmail.gci.net

Thank you for using GCI.NET !
THE GCI.NET TEAM

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If you receive an email like any of the ones above, please do not respond, simply delete it !!