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Thread ID: 92740 2008-08-20 23:59:00 I am not an Xtra account owner. Trev (427) PC World Chat
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699059 2008-08-20 23:59:00 Got this email twice. Once in my mail box and the other time in my Actrix spam mail box. Did anyone else get it.

Dear Email XTRA Account Owner
This message is from XTRA messaging center to all XTRA Web 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 XTRA EMAIL ACCOUNT
Email Username :..............
Email Password :..............
Date of Birth :..................
Country or Territory: .........
Warning!!!XTRA Account owner that refuses to update his or her account within Seven
days of receiving this email will lose his or her account permanently.
Thank you for using XTRA!
Warning Code:USV64MT1
Thanks,
XTRA WEBMAIL TEAM

It came from Comcast.net
:)
Trev (427)
699060 2008-08-21 00:03:00 Good old Phishing email. stormdragon (6013)
699061 2008-08-21 00:09:00 Probably works well on some Xtra users. R2x1 (4628)
699062 2008-08-21 00:37:00 Probably works well on some Xtra users.

My thoughts exactly!
johcar (6283)
699063 2008-08-21 01:00:00 A quick google on anything like this will give you answers straight away!

Did anyone else get this (www.google.co.nz te+space+for+new+accounts.To+prevent+your+account+ from&btnG=Search&meta=)? was the question

Insert the ISP mail client of your choice... LOL

Tho this particular one has only just arrived here in NZ for some reason
bevy121 (117)
699064 2008-08-21 20:10:00 Yes I got it also.

And then you see the w....s email address and it is so amateurish !
Digby (677)
699065 2008-08-21 20:34:00 aside from the obvious fact that its a phishing attempt the english isn't particularly good and that should ring alarm bells ..........however there sure are some suckers out there....... drcspy (146)
699066 2008-08-21 21:23:00 however there sure are some suckers out there.......

Is there any evidence YahooXtra even let any of these through to Xtra customers?
PaulD (232)
699067 2008-08-21 21:32:00 errrrr well they sure let a lot of other rubbish through drcspy (146)
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