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I’ve received the following email on more than one occasion, but have never followed the instructions. As many of you may know, I’m very skeptical of such things. I believe it’s a bogus email sent by scoundrels attempting to gather my personal information.
>>>>>>>>>> Start of email <<<<<<<<<< --------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with our Privacy Policy, we are sending you this account notification. --------------------------------------------------------- Dear Network Solutions(R) Customer, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), is the non-profit corporation responsible for accrediting domain name service providers. ICANN requires domain name registration customers to keep their account information current. Outdated contact information can be grounds for domain name cancellation. To comply with this ICANN requirement, please review all domain names you currently have registered with Network Solutions, and if necessary, update your account records. To confirm your current account information: * Go to: http://www.networksolutions.com/en_US/index.jhtml * Click on WHOIS in the upper right-hand corner of the page. * Type your domain name in the WHOIS Search box. Your domain name registration information will be displayed. If you have added Private Registration to your domain name registration, alternate contact information for your e-mail address, postal address, and phone number will be displayed in WHOIS. This information does not need to be updated. If your information is not current, please log into Account Manager to make any needed updates. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Network Solutions Customer Support ------------------------------------------------------------ Please do not reply to this message, as we cannot issue a response. For any customer service inquiries, please contact customerservice@networksolutions.com. If you would like to unsubscribe from certain e-mail promotions, click here. Please note, in accordance with our Privacy Policy, we will continue to send you notices and other important information affecting your account or services in order to fulfill our service obligations to you. (C) 2004 Network Solutions, LLC. All rights reserved. Network Solutions, 13200 Woodland Park Road, Department CCD, Herndon, VA 20171 >>>>>>>>>> End of email <<<<<<<<<< Yes, I know it looks official. I've received similar "official looking" emails from Paypal and ebay as well, and I know for certain that they are bogus. >>>>>>>>>> Bogus Paypal email <<<<<<<<<< Dear PayPal User, We regret to inform you but due to recent suspicious activity regarding your account we are forced to ask you to verify your identity for security purposes. In order to continue using your PayPal account normally and avoid any account restrictions please provide us with your full information within 24 hours of receiving this e-mail notification. To submit your information please click on the link below: http://paypal.billing-gateway.com Sincerely, Sean Wright PayPal, Inc. >>>>>>>>>> End of bogus Paypal email <<<<<<<<<< No, I never follow up on such emails. Nor will I follow up on the one from the alleged "Network Solutions". Comments?