| The phishing email reproduced below is presently being circulated. Network Solutions is a legitimate company that acts primarily as a website domain name registration company. As phishing emails go, this one is very good containing good graphics and proper grammar. As is generally the case with such phishing emails, it is an attempt to lure you into providing personal information, in this case by luring people into calling them for further information about the backing up of data. |
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TIPS
Whenever you get an email requesting personal information or asking you to click on links, you cannot be sure that it is legitimate until you have personally confirmed it by contacting the real company at a phone number or email address that you know is legitimate. In this particular case, this email was forwarded to me by someone who did not have an account with Network Solutions so she knew it was a scam. Clicking on links tainted with malware or providing personal information to a scammer can easily lead to identity theft.