Phony airline ticket scam
Clicking on the link in the email leads to a phishing website trying to obtain personal or financial information. The Sheriff’s Office recommends not clicking on any of the links and to delete the email.
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Sweetwater Sheriff issues alert on fraudulent email airline ticket scam
by Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office
April 15, 2013
ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING - The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert on a fraudulent email being circulated.
Sheriff Rich Haskell said the bogus email looks like a "Customer Notification" that was sent from American Airlines and supposedly notifies the recipient that a "bought" airline ticket is attached and available. The email provides a link and directs the recipient to download their phony "ticket."
"This is a ‘phishing’ scam," said Haskell. "If you click on the link, you’ll find yourself on a fake website that will begin requesting personal or financial information. In many instances, by clicking on the link you will be downloading spyware or a virus."
Officials stressed that people should never open links contained in emails from unknown sources.
"If you get an email like this, our recommendation is to simply delete it," Haskell said.
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