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Message started by BluffParkWriter on 11/25/09 at 8:16pm

Title: Greeting Card scam
Post by BluffParkWriter on 11/25/09 at 8:16pm

A Message from Jefferson Co Sheriff Mike Hale
Subject: Electronic Greeting Cards

Message:

The FBI and the greeting card industry are warning people of fraudulent emails that claim to contain an electronic greeting card from an anonymous individual, such as a "friend" or "classmate."

The fraudulent emails, which claim to be from legitimate greeting card companies, tell consumers to click on a link in the email message to view their e-card. Clicking on the link can possibly expose a person's computer to a virus.
"If you get an e-mail claiming you've received an e-card from a generic 'friend' or 'family member' rather than from someone whose name or personal e-mail address you recognize, the e-mail is fraudulent and should be immediately deleted," says John Hambrick, Unit Chief of the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center.

"Do not follow any of the instructions in the e-mail or click on any link."
For people who are not sure if an e-card notice is legitimate, the Greeting Card Association recommends that they go directly to the publisher's Web site to receive an e-card, instead of clicking on the link in the email.

"Keeping Neighborhoods and Communities Safe"

Mike Hale
Sheriff of Jefferson County

email: sheriff@jeffcosheriff.org
web-site: www.jeffcosheriff.net