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Possible Fraud Fake Email Concerning Remote Control Skins
I recevied an email tonight supposidly from AT&T U-Verse concerning getting a free remote with the skin of my choice. I tried signing in, and it would not let me do so. I thought maybe I was putting in the wrong password. I asked that my password be emailed to me, but it was never sent as requested.
I looked at my email address at the top again, and saw that it had an extra letter. It was obviously a fishing email. I promptly changed my password. Did anyone else get this email? I deleted the email so I cannot post it here.
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ms_unicorn
Former Employee
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223 Messages
10 years ago
Hey, dwinth!
After further investigation, it turns out this is a legitimate offer!
Of course, it's always a good idea to be cautious. You can check out the link below for some helpful tips and tricks to protect yourself from phishing scams.
Protect Yourself from Phishing Scams
-Mariana
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beckyww
Former Employee
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27 Messages
10 years ago
The email is legit. Not a phishing attempt.
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aviewer
Expert
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3.2K Messages
9 years ago
http://www.skinit.com/?gclid=CKDDtY6Yh8kCFdUvgQod_EIC8Q
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lizdance40
ACE - Sage
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10 years ago
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dwinth
ACE - Professor
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911 Messages
10 years ago
I did that immediately.
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Fox Mulder
Former Employee
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187 Messages
10 years ago
I did not get that. Thanks for the heads up.
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Anonymous
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10 years ago
I also received the email but it was in my spam folder on the yahoo webmail site. I always check the webmail site prior to downloading my mail to my client on my laptop. Didn't open it so can be of any assistance except to let you know I also received it.
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KellyArt
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10 years ago
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LISAOK
Tutor
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4 Messages
10 years ago
I received the same email today, 02-24-15, it's very legit looking. Of course I got nowhere when I entered my "code" so I changed my password on AT&T and my email accounts. Too bad, they were very nice looking skins.
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eddie4672
Tutor
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6 Messages
10 years ago
I got the same email. I couldn't find a code and came here to see why I didn't get one. It is a VERY convincing email. I still have it if somone there needs to see it. I can forward. You need to send an email alert right away!!!
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eddie4672
Tutor
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6 Messages
10 years ago
I need a confirmation if this is a legitimate email or not. I have recieved other emails from a similar ip address before (off by one digit) and they were legitimate. Here is some text from that email:
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fredziffel
Scholar
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26 Messages
10 years ago
When in doubt, ask yourself this question :
When was the last time at&t or any provider for that matter, given you anything for free ?
I thought not.
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lizdance40
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10 years ago
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cherylann15
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10 years ago
I got the same email today. I even called At&t and no one there could help me with the offer code. They never heard of this offer, then I was transferred to the reward department, they must think I am nuts.
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Swill0019719
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10 years ago
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