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Fraudulent VISA Card Transaction

DON’T FALL FOR THIS ONE!

I received the following e-mail today. I thought that with the holidays, some of you (as I almost did) would be tempted to immediately click on such an e-mail because you have likely been using your cards so much – especially for online shopping.

If you receive a similar e-mail – JUST DELETE IT. If you are in any way concerned, please call your credit card company – they’ll be happy to let you know if your account has any suspect transactions.

If there is a phone number in the e-mail you receive *** DO NOT CALL THAT PHONE NUMBER *** CALL THE NUMBER ON THE BACK OF YOUR CARD ***

SUBJECT: possible fraudulent transaction with your VISA card

Dear VISA card holder,

A recent review of your transaction history determined that your card was used at an ATM located in Latvia, but for security reasons the requested transaction was refused.Please carefully review electronic report for your VISA card at:

{WEB LINK WOULD BE HERE}

VISA Cards Support

Mess ID: 3WSHSP92QHHC94946QQR67VXX77CY30P4TMPWQ1QZF9QLYJ7548LR7PE6NLPUUMPSHN1GG

E-MAIL SCAM

If you happen to receive an e-mail urging you to set up a Vaccination Profile at the direction of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) immediately delete the e-mail. It is a scam designed to get you to “cough up” [pun intended] enough personal information so that they can engage in identity theft or other such nonsense.

The e-mail attempts to look legitimate by tying in with the H1N1 craze sweeping the country and having a return e-mail address and other information that tries to make it look like it came from the CDC. But it’s a sham. Don’t fall for it.