Freecycle Spam Email

Hello everyone, this may only apply to you if you use Freecycle to recycle items you no longer need although I have received an email with a similar message but which was caught by my Spam filter. I have also seen warnings of similar mesages coming via Twitter.

Recently, we started to see a new scam appear from hacked accounts. These email could have been sent to you directly from people you have previously freecycled with. The message contains the following:

"Single Mom Makes $89,844/Yr in Her Spare Time on The Computer Without Selling Anything "

If you click on the link, it will take you to an internet address ending in hwork55.html

Do not click on it as you will be redirected to another site that looks completely plausible. Unfortunately you won't be able to leave the site without parting up with information about yourself.

If you get into this situation don't fight with the site just shut down your machine completely and restart it. If your browser has detected a crash and wants to reinstate a previous session just say no. If you have trouble getting your computer to shut down from the windows menu then just hold the power switch down for about seven seconds.

What you need to do:

o Anyone who thinks that their email account may have been hacked should change all passwords associated with their email account.

o Treat any email that looks suspicious as if it will be harmful to your computer.

o Make sure that you have up-to-date security software on your computer.