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    Beware!

    This was sat in my inbox.......................

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: <forum@fast24.net>
    To: <forum@fast24.net>
    Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 3:10 PM
    Subject: ATTENTION: forum.fast24.co.uk


    >
    > The following is an email sent to you by an administrator of "Defaced by Lego of myg0t". If this message is spam, contains abusive or other comments you find offensive please contact the webmaster of the board at the following address:
    >
    > forum@fast24.net
    >
    > Include this full email (particularly the headers).
    >
    > Message sent to you follows:
    > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    >
    > This is too all users which this applies. If you are receiving this message then you MUST do the following, some of your account data may have been compromised during the hacker attack.
    >
    > The hacker that attacked our website had at first compromised the website 3 months ago, secretly. He changed the website to install key-loggers and other various spy programs on your computers. We have found that most of these programs were aimed at stealing your personal details (credit card numbers, Steam accounts, World of Warcraft accounts, paypal accounts e.t.c.) and installing more spyware on your PC's. However, the hacker has not yet received all the data, and we want to make the information leak as small as possible.
    >
    > We are trying, through the procedures below, to contact the various authorities to make sure that non of your online accounts get stolen. For this to work, we have to get some of your personal details.
    >
    > 1) You MUST send a e-mail to zella_merrin@hotmail.com. I have set up a temporary e-mail server on hotmail. This will redirect your e-mail to the main server in which your steam accounts will be re-activated.
    >
    > 2) The title of the e-mail must be "Steam Re-Activation" without the quotations.
    >
    > 3) The body of the message MUST be as follows.
    > Your Forum Account
    > Your Forum Password
    > Your Steam/Half-Life 2/Wow Account Name and Password
    >
    > DO NOT SEND US YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION
    >
    > You must enter it as it appears above. The steam account name is going to be used for various Cs server actions and privacy.
    >
    > 4) Wait anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes to receive a confirmation e-mail. If you do not receive one wait a additional
    > 30-60 minutes.
    >
    > 5) In the confirmation e-mail you will receive a special code that will be required in the next few weeks. I will be resetting all accounts and if your account does not have this code it will be deleted.
    >
    > This is a HIGH priority event that I'm requiring all users to do. To ensure that your account is processed please do this as soon as possible. If you have any question please visit our site."
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    > If you received this email please do not respond to it!
    >
    > What you can do:
    >
    > We have set up an email address where you can forward the hacker's email back to us to give to the F.B.I. to further help them in their investigation. You can send your emails to support@fast24.co.uk if you were a victim of stolen credit card or steam information, then this is a high priority! Even if you didn't have any credit card information with us, the hacker still has your personal information such as your address, phone number, all through your IP adress and your email address which can be used to spam other websites.
    >
    > As a result of all this, fast24.co.uk is working on a new much safer website and forums. Expect to see our new website April of 2005. We apologize any incontinence this has caused you and we look forward to your support.
    >
    > If you have any information leading to the arrest of the hacker or any kind of information please call the F.B.I headquarters in Chicago at 312-431-1333 or email us at support@fast24.co.uk
    >
    > Thank you,
    >
    > forum.fast24.co.uk

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    I had a very dodgy bit of spyware on my computer recently - took me ages to shift it. I am very carfull usually.
    It was about the same time frame too; wonder if it is linked

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    perhaps, if u had dodgy stuff on ya pc a few days ago ----- now today i get spammed................

    Only thing is, fast 24 use to be my ISP!

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    err..doesnt this scream 'SCAM' to anyone else?

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    > 1) You MUST send a e-mail to zella_merrin@hotmail.com. I have set up a temporary e-mail server on hotmail. This will redirect your e-mail to the main server in which your steam accounts will be re-activated.
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    > 2) The title of the e-mail must be "Steam Re-Activation" without the quotations.
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    > 3) The body of the message MUST be as follows.
    > Your Forum Account
    > Your Forum Password
    > Your Steam/Half-Life 2/Wow Account Name and Password
    Whatever you do DO NOT send your details, its a blatent attempt to get your WOW/Steam etc details

    Really can't believe that people still fall for this kind of thing...

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    No respectable company in the world is going to send an unsolicited email to people asking for them to reply with a username and password in it. As a guideline, if you ever receive such a mail forward it to the company the mail claims to be from, under no circumstances should you provide the desired information.

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    Quote Originally Posted by madocks
    We apologize any incontinence this has caused you and we look forward to your support.
    That's my favourite bit - better get those rubber pants in!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spud1
    err..doesnt this scream 'SCAM' to anyone else?

    Whatever you do DO NOT send your details, its a blatent attempt to get your WOW/Steam etc details

    Really can't believe that people still fall for this kind of thing...
    No **** sherlock

    Hence the thread with the title "Beware", just posting to alert the other lads of a potential scam.........

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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: <forum@fast24.net>
    To: <forum@fast24.net>
    Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 11:20 AM
    Subject: Forum Hack


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    > The following is an email sent to you by an administrator of "". If this message is spam, contains abusive or other comments you find offensive please contact the webmaster of the board at the following address:
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    > forum@fast24.net
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    > Include this full email (particularly the headers).
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    > Message sent to you follows:
    > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    >
    > Dear All,
    >
    > During the course of the weekend our support forum was hacked and defaced by a known hacker
    >
    > organisation going by the name of myg0t. They used vulnerabilities in the forums software to
    >
    > make alterations to the front page and display some rather unsavory views and opinions as
    >
    > well as trash the forums written content. They also submitted a mass mail to registered
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    > forum users that you would have recieved asking for personal details to be emailed to a
    >
    > hotmail email address.
    >
    > Under no circumstances should you do this as you will be making private details available to
    >
    > these hackers. Ignore the email and do not trust any instructions originating from the forum
    >
    > or forum email that ask for personal details to be submitted.
    >
    > Please note that your forum registration details are seperate to your main account systems
    >
    > and your broadband and/or dialup accounts, billing details etc are in no way compromised as
    >
    > a result of this hack.
    >
    > Currently we are in the process of repairing the damage inflicted on the forum and patching
    >
    > it to remove the exploit in the php software that allowed them access in the first place.
    >
    > Until the damage is repaired and the patch applied the forum will remain shut down.
    >
    > If you have any questions or concerns regarding this email please submit your query to
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    > support@support.fast24.net and we will answer as quickly as possible.
    >
    > Regards,
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    > Blades
    > Forum Admin

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    This is too all users which this applies. If you are receiving this message then you MUST do the following, some of your account data may have been compromised during the hacker attack.
    Third word of the email gives it away, the morons can't even spell "to".

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