Pinedale Online!
www.PinedaleOnline.com
www.Pinedale.com

Pinedale on the Web!
Pinedale, Wyoming

Home | Calendar of Events | Photo Gallery | Local Businesses |

Pinedale Online > News > April 2013 > Sweetwater Sheriff issues alert on fraudulent email airline ticket scam

Phony airline ticket scam. Photo by Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office.
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.
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.


Pinedale Online > News > April 2013 > Sweetwater Sheriff issues alert on fraudulent email airline ticket scam

Pinedale Online!
Pinedale Online! PO Box 2250, Pinedale, WY 82941
Phone: (307) 360-7689 or (307) 276-5699, Fax: (307) 276-5414

Office Outlet in Pinedale, 43 S. Sublette
E-mail:support@pinedaleonline.com

Copyright © 2012 Pinedale Online. All rights reserved.
Pictures and content cannot be used in whole or part without permission.