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Message ID: 15937
Date: Thu Mar 9 19:49:20 GMT 2000
Author: Reeves, Patrick W
Subject: Account Scam


Found this on the Sony EQ board, thought I would pass it on:

Abashi
Station Member posted 03-09-2000 02:39 PM
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Hello,
This morning, we became aware that someone is sending out email to EQ
Customers directing them to change their password to one provided in the
email, then instructing the customer to email their station name back to an
address in the aol.com domain. Evidence suggests that the party sending this
mail is taking email addresses from fan site Web Boards and the EverQuest
Usenet newsgroups.

Please be aware that this is a scam to perpetuated by someone who is
attempting to fraudulently gain access to your account. It was NOT sent by
Verant Interactive nor The Station@.... Official Representatives for
EverQuest will never ask you for your password, and though we may instruct
you to change your it, we will not instruct you to change it to something
specified by us.

Any official email correspondence in regards to EverQuest will come from
either verant.com or station.sony.com. Please be aware that it is very easy
to make an email appear official, and then have replies sent to an outside
fraudulent address when you hit the "Reply" button. You should double-check
the return address of any correspondence that appears official to insure
that it goes to the verant.com or station.sony.com domains.

Please remember to keep your account information safe and private. If you
have any questions about the authenticity of any email correspondence you
receive, please send inquiries to eqmail@....


Thank you,

Gordon Wrinn
Internet Relations Manager
Verant Interactive, Inc.


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