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05/12/08 Phishing emails targeting LavaNet users

This email is a warning to be aware of any 'phishing' emails you may receive
that appears to come from LavaNet. These emails will ask you to reply and
verify/confirm account information. These emails are not from LavaNet, and
should be deleted.

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NAVIGATION   New phising attempt targeting LavaNet users Thurs, 08 May 2008.

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Subject: CONFIRM YOUR LAVA.NET EMAIL ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY!!!
From: LAVA.NET TEAM
*[The email is NOT from LavaNet. DON"T provide any PASSWORD(s) through E-Mail!!!]*

Contents of message:
Requests LAVA.NET Subscribers to "verify your LAVA.NET account, you must reply to this email immediately and enter your password here (*********)"
Further states "Failure to do this will immediately render your email address deactivated from our database."
Message is signed: THE LAVA.NET TEAM.
**LavaNet does NOT request for account passwords through email & we do NOT sign our emails as "THE LAVA.NET TEAM" or "THE LAVA WEBMAIL SUPPORT TEAM."

***Please do NOT reply to any emails claiming to be from LavaNet asking for your password!!! Never email out your password(s)!!!***

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New phising attempt targeting LavaNet users Mon, 05 May 2008.
Subject: Please Verify Your Email Address
Requests recipients "To complete your Lava webmail account, you must reply to this email immediately and enter your password here (*********)".
[The email is NOT from LavaNet.]

Message is signed: THE LAVA WEBMAIL SUPPORT TEAM.
LavaNet will NOT request for account passwords through email & we do NOT sign our emails as "THE LAVA WEBMAIL SUPPORT TEAM."

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New phising attempt targeting LavaNet users Fri, 02 May 2008.
Subject: Dear Account User(lava.net).
Makes reference to a fake "lava.net Customer Care"
[This email is NOT from LavaNet.]

Please DO NOT reply to these emails and certainly do not supply your password, just delete out the message. Your password will otherwise be sent to someone that will compromise your LavaNet account using it to send out more fraudulent emails.

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Two phishing attempts targeting LavaNet users 4/26/08 - 4/29/08.
Subject is: "VERIFY YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT (lava.net)" & "*****New Maintainance*****".
[These emails were NOT from LavaNet.]

Both emails requests customers to confirm their email identity
* Username: ..............................
* Password: ................................
* Date of Birth: ............................
* Country Or Territory: ................
Please DO NOT reply to these emails and certainly do not supply your password, just delete out the message. Your password will otherwise be sent to someone that will compromise your LavaNet account using it to send out more fraudulent emails.
LavaNet will not shutdown or delete active/current email accounts due to congestion problems or to create more space for new accounts.

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Phishing attempt targeting LavaNet users 4-1-08, Subject:: Upgrade Your Mail Account
Please be advised there is a phishing email that is being sent to LavaNet
customers asking for replies to the email and to enter your password here
(********). This is NOT from LavaNet.

Phishing scam Sent 3/31 - 4/1/08
The subject is "Upgrade Your Mail Account" and discusses something about webmail account upgrades.

Do not reply to this email and certainly do not supply your password. Your password will otherwise be sent to someone that will compromise your LavaNet account using it to send out more fraudulent emails.

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Phishing scam sent 2/18/08
Phishing attempt targeting LavaNet users, Subject::Lava Warning!!! ( Verify Your Account now To Avoid It Closed)
There is a 2nd phishing email that was sent out Monday 2/18 with the subject: Lava Warning!!! ( Verify Your Account now To Avoid It Closed). This one appears to be more sophisticated as it uses linked images from our website making it seem genuine. It even has a security verification code feature. The reply to address is "Accounts@Lava.net" . Please follow the advice below from previous phishing scams.

Please delete the email and do not reply to it and certainly do not followits instructions. The email in question is from janebrook@eircom.net and
makes reference to a fake "lava customer care" with reply address
protectalllavanetweb@yahoo.com.
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LavaNet will NEVER ask for your username or
your password. We are presently working to block these emails. If you have
already replied to this email and given your LavaNet username and password,
please let us know right away as your account and our network may be
compromised. Thank you.


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