This AOL
email, which threatens accont suspension if you do not supply data into an forged
AOL form, is a forgery and part of a phishing scam ...
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 <your
AOL username goes here>,
It has come to our attention that your AOL Billing information's records are
out of date. This requires an update of your billing information. Please take
several minutes out of your
online experience and update your billing records. You will not run into future
problems with our online services. However, failure to update your records will
result in your account termination. Please update your records right now.
Once you have updated your account records your AOL session will not be interrupted.
Please click the link below to update your billing records:
http://aol-cs2.com
Sincerely,
America Online, Inc.
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