Equifax Customer Alert: Phishing Attempts Detected on Equifax Customers

@polachicago (18716)
United States
October 31, 2007 8:02pm CST
I get an email today from Equifax. I don't trust this email, because this email has a link at the end. If you get an email like this, always call the main company, never click on link provided. "Dear Equifax Customer, We’re sorry to inform you about a recent “phishing” attack on Equifax. Phishing" or "spoofing" is an e-mail threat where fraudulent e-mails appear to be from a well-known company and ask you to provide, update or confirm certain confidential information – such as User ID or password. This week, we detected e-mail phishing activity by fraudsters attempting to solicit sensitive personal information, including user IDs and passwords, from Equifax customers and consumers. For your protection, please know that Equifax never sends out requests for personal information via e-mail or phone." This is to gain your trust and click on link provided. Be careful. Very known hackers trick. They are looking for your user name and password.
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
1 Nov 07
I get these emails from my bank and Pay apl all the time I turn tehm in to the companay but not from the eamil I go stright to the company and let them now another letter is out there trying again !
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
2 Nov 07
Yes, I get some of those everyday, but this one was very different....
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
2 Nov 07
dont floow the link but go to the company and check it out
• United States
1 Nov 07
I have never had one of my financial institutions contact me via email. I delete them all immediately.
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
2 Nov 07
yes, but this one is from Equifax, not dealing with finances, but your credit score and your ssn....really scarry...