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This new Twitter phishing scam just arrived — the first of more than 20 in the first hour. All the usual stuff: suckerbait subject line and title, fake “from” address showing your name and email address, fake URLs to click (just hover your cursor over any of them to see the REAL addresses) and official-looking appearance.

The standard precautions apply here:

• ALWAYS check the REAL web address of every link in an email like this (hover your cursor over them and wait until the REAL link appears). They will always be deceptive.
• DO NOT respond to these email messages and NEVER click on any of the links. You could end up having your computer infected with malware, adware, keyloggers, trojans, viruses, worms, or find your computer added to a criminal botnet used to spam and phish for identity theft.
• If you’re in any doubt, contact Twitter support at their REAL address (at http://twitter.com).

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I just noticed this scam this morning, although I suspect it’s not exactly a new one.

It’s a basic phishing scam that seeks to steal your Twitter ID and related information.

As usual, the superficial giveaways are…

• Poor English — really simple mistakes in grammar, syntax and spelling.
• Easily-checked fake links — just hover your mouse over the fake Twitter link to see the REAL destination URL.
• Meaningless links — not your real Twitter user name.

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