Iowa Telecom Phishing Scam: “webmaster@iowatelecom.net”

Posted by: Nuuruvalar [ITS Security] under Scams

Windstream Communications has received reports of a phishing email scam that targets iowatelecom.net users. This is a fake email and is not sent from, or in any way associated with, Windstream Communications. The actual phishing email is displayed below. For more information on this type of scam mail please see Phishing 101. DO NOT respond to this email with any information.

If you have responded to this email:

1. Call Windstream technical support to have your password changed. It is very important that your new password does not resemble the old password at all. The closer the new password is to the old password, the more likely they will be able to guess your new one.

2. If you see more emails like this, please feel free to send them to us, we will add them to this list to warn other customers.

Your friendly neighborhood Windstream Iowa Abuse Team.

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Subject: !!!!ATTENTION!!!!
From: “webmaster@iowatelecom.net”
Date: Sun, July 25, 2010 10:14 am
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
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Dear iowatelecom.net Account User,

We have temporarily limited all access to sensitive account features in our E- mail accounts. In order to restore your account access, you need to reply to this email immediately with your username:(______________) and password:
(_______________).

Due to much junk/spam emails you receive daily, we are currently upgrading all email accounts spam filter to limit unsolicited emails for security reasons and to upgrade our newly improved E-mail account features to ensure you do not experience service interruption.

You must reply to this email immediately with your user name and password to enable us upgrade your E-mail Account properly.

A confirmtion link will be send to you for the Re-Activation of your e-mail Account, as soon as we received your response and you are to Click on the “Confirm E-mail” link on your mail Account box and then enter this confirmation
number: 1265-6778-8250-8393-5727.
Thanks For Your Understanding.

Technical Support Copyright 2010.
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