Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Fwd: Think it’s E-Z?



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From: Federal Trade Commission <subscribe@subscribe.ftc.gov>
Date: Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 7:08 AM
Subject: Think it's E-Z?
To: iammejtm@gmail.com


Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information

 

by Lisa Weintraub Schifferle
Attorney, FTC

Love breezing through tollbooths with your E-Z Pass? A new scam is taking advantage of that.  

Here's how it works: You get an email that appears to be from E-Z Pass. It has the E-Z Pass logo, and says you owe money for driving on a toll road. It also provides a link to click for your invoice. 

Guess what? The email isn't from E-Z Pass. If you click on the link, the crooks running this scam may put malware on your machine. And if you respond to the email with your personal information, they're likely to steal your identity.

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