When Spam Looks Really Real
I received an email today. It appeared real. Anyone might have thought it real. Here is how it read.
ADOBE PDF READER 2012 UPGRADE NOTIFICATION This is to remind that a new version of Adobe Acrobat Reader 2012 with enhanced features for viewing, creating, editing, printing and internet-sharing PDF documents has been released. + Go to http://www.2012-acrobat-software-upgrade.com Copyright 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. |
THIS IS A HOAX. For starters, Adobe Reader is at version X (10), specifically 10.1.3. It has never been referred to by year. Next, Adobe does not send email notifications of upgrades, not even to me, a registered user. Upgrade notices are generated by the program when you use it or by a memory-resident icon on the taskbar, never by email.
What will happen if you download the program from the spam email site? I can’t tell you. I had no interest in being the guinea pig. What I can tell you is that anyone who so clearly violates trade name rules, is up to no good.
This has been your spam warning for the day!
May 28, 2012 2:10 PM
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