Strange email from "Eircom"

Hellrazer

Just wondering if anyone else has gotten this.
Came from supposedly "info at eircom.net"
It looks dodgy so I suppose this is a warning to others not to respond to it.

Dear Eircom Subscriber's,

We are contacting you to remind you that our Account Review Team
identified some unusual activity in your Eircom webmail Account.

As a result,access to your account has been limited in accordance with the
Eircom webmail Online User Agreement.

Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved.

You are therefore required to provide the information below:
Eircom Email UserID () and Password ()
*Important*
Please provide all these information completely and correctly otherwise
due to security reasons we may have to close your Eircom webmail account
temporarily.

We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect
you and your Eircom webmail Account.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Thanks
The Eircom Technical Team
© 2010 eircom All right reserved.

jor el

Classic scam mail. I can't believe people still fall for these things though.

littleoulme

looks very dodgy to me.

I got something very similar "from" O2 a few weeks ago - when I downloaded my emails to outlook, there was a threat in it.

I doubt Eircom would ask for your password anyway, sure they have it!!

Blackdragon

I love replying to these

KoolKid

Very obvious phising.
Reply with false details. Waste thier time as much as they waste yours.:D

dobsdave

Hellrazer wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone else has gotten this.
Came from supposedly "info at eircom.net"
It looks dodgy so I suppose this is a warning to others not to respond to it.

Dear Eircom Subscriber's,

We are contacting you to remind you that our Account Review Team
identified some unusual activity in your Eircom webmail Account.

As a result,access to your account has been limited in accordance with the
Eircom webmail Online User Agreement.

Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved.

You are therefore required to provide the information below:
Eircom Email UserID () and Password ()
*Important*
Please provide all these information completely and correctly otherwise
due to security reasons we may have to close your Eircom webmail account
temporarily.

We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect
you and your Eircom webmail Account.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Thanks
The Eircom Technical Team
© 2010 eircom All right reserved.

So Eircom have noticed something on your account, sent you an e-mail, but dont know your username.
LOL.

yoyo

dobsdave wrote: »

So Eircom have noticed something on your account, sent you an e-mail, but dont know your username.
LOL.

Eircon are the only email provider I know of that you have to ring them up to change your password! Lol they don't have a automated process at this stage so it wouldnt suprise me!
Btw this is obviously a scam email

Nick

Micilin Muc

Hellrazer wrote: »

Dear Eircom Subscriber's,

We are contacting you to remind you that our Account Review Team
identified some unusual activity in your Eircom webmail Account.

As a result,access to your account has been limited in accordance with the
Eircom webmail Online User Agreement.

Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved.

You are therefore required to provide the information below:
Eircom Email UserID () and Password ()
*Important*
Please provide all these information completely and correctly otherwise
due to security reasons we may have to close your Eircom webmail account
temporarily.

We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect
you and your Eircom webmail Account.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Thanks
The Eircom Technical Team
© 2010 eircom All right reserved.

The grammar and typos are always a tell-tale sign of a scam.

DonkeyStyle \o/

I think it's a pretty good rule of thumb that no provider will ever need to ask your password in order to do (or check) anything, ever.
And since email is usually sent in unencrypted text, they probably wouldn't ask for it this way even if they did need it.

dub45

Micilin Muc wrote: »

The grammar and typos are always a tell-tale sign of a scam.

Sadly as someone who is an old fogey and who is constantly in despair at the lamentable state of spelling, letter writing standards, etc, etc, I wish I could share your confidence:(

-=al=-

lol gotta ring up and change ur password, how bads that,

I hate eircom, all these informations was provided correctly

bigbadbear

show the gardaí

longhalloween

I think athe general rule of thumb is that if they use your name its legit, but if you get something like that ts prob fake.

Reply anyways with something hilarious.

watty

• Never reply to spam or Phishing (fakes) as it proves you exist and makes your address more valuable.
• Never have remote content on in email by default as each spam can have a unique single transparent dot remote image to verify your address
• Never honour "receipt" for receiveing/opening email

Your name can be legitimate as they get your name and address from someone you know that is infected with malware/trojan/virus.

The General rule is:
NEVER answer an unsolicited email even apparently from a friend (their details and yours can be from a 3rd persons infected PC). Always ring to confirm. Never use the phone number given in an email

Hover mouse on links. If the real domain is not correct in email status bar then it's likely a scam.

jd

yoyo wrote: »

Eircon are the only email provider I know of that you have to ring them up to change your password! Lol they don't have a automated process at this stage so it wouldnt suprise me!
Btw this is obviously a scam email

Nick

You sure you have to ring them up?
http://autoreg.eircom.net/passwordchange/

yoyo

jd wrote: »

You sure you have to ring them up?
http://autoreg.eircom.net/passwordchange/

I'm not sure we see the same page but this is what I get, and yes my dad had to ring them to change it a while back:

If you have an eircom net account and have forgotten your password or need to change it, you will need to contact our Technical Support department on 1800 203 204.

If you are outside Ireland, you will need to contact eircom net reception on +353 1 7018144 and ask for the Technical Support department.

Before calling Technical Support, please make sure you have the following details ready:

* Your username or e-mail address.

AND
* The security information you provided when you set up your account.

OR
* Your current password.

Please note that, for security reasons, passwords can only be given out or changed once account security details have been confirmed. If you do not have security details, Technical Support may, at their discretion, ask for further information relating to the account.

Nick

spurious

The first clue is 'Subscriber's'.

Bad and all as eircom are, I think most of the people they have working for them can write correct English.

jd

yoyo wrote: »

I'm not sure we see the same page but this is what I get, and yes my dad had to ring them to change it a while back:


Nick

Looks like you have to have an eircomnet IP to change your password online.

yoyo

jd wrote: »

Looks like you have to have an eircomnet IP to change your password online.

Whats interesting is, my dad was using eircom at the time, maybe the online thing is only recent

Nick