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Gunner · 2004-08-24T15:53:55+00:00

From an email today...an old scam with a new face?Status: U Return-Path: Received: from ([66.98.140.35]) by meadowlark (EarthLink SMTP Server) with ESMTP id1bZDn12Fj3NZFl60 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:37:59 -0700(PDT) Received: (qmail 25606 invoked by uid 48); 24 Aug 2004 13:16:02 -0000 Date: 24 Aug 2004 13:16:02 -0000 Message-ID: To: Subject: Notification of BB&T Internet Banking Unauthorized AccountAccess From: Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-ELNK-AV: Dear BB&T customer,We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your BB&T InternetBanking account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party.Protecting the security of your account and of the BB&T network is ourprimary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we havetemporarily limited access to sensitive account features. To restore your account access, please take the following steps toensure that your account has not been compromised:1. Login to your BB&T Internet Banking account. In case you are notenrolled for Internet Banking, you will have to use your SocialSecurity Number as both your Personal ID and Password and fill in allthe required information, including your name and your account number.2. Review your recent account history for any unauthorizedwithdrawals or deposits, and check your account profile to make surenot changes have been made. If any unauthorized activity has takenplace on your account, report this to BB&T staff immediately.To get started, please click the link below: apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate yourassistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire BB&Tsystem. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. No 220-pound thug can threaten the well-being or dignity of a 110-poundwoman who has two pounds of iron to even things out. Is that evil?Is that wrong? People who object to weapons aren't abolishing violence,they're begging for the rule...

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John Chase 22 years ago

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Been getting the exact same verbiage recently about "my paypal account". I don't have a paypal account....

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