Don't Be Fooled by Twitter Spam in Your Inbox

Don't Be Fooled by Twitter Spam in Your Inbox
I have received several emails today "from" support@twitter.com. (Of course they really aren't from support.). We are also receiving reports from our readers that they are seeing the same thing. The emails claim that you have unread messages from Twitter and contain a link that you can supposedly click on to view the messages. The links are to various locations other than Twitter. Don't be fooled. The emails are not from Twitter and the links are not at Twitter. Just a reminder NEVER click on links in emails. Always login to your account to check it out. I have contacted Twitter and reported the emails. Thanks to Alex for reporting his receipt of the emails to us. Deb Hale Long Lines, LLC	Deborah 279 Posts ISC Handler Apr 22nd 2010
Thread locked Subscribe	Apr 22nd 2010 1 decade ago
SPF anyone?	Anonymous
Quote	Apr 22nd 2010 1 decade ago
@Hylarides: SPF verifies the domain name specified in the (typically invisible) envelope-from a.k.a. "Return-Path", not the domain name in the From: field displayed in the recipient's inbox. Technologies like SPF and SenderID may help to prevent backscatter (see http://spamlinks.net/prevent-secure-backscatter.htm#cope) but they won't prevent phishing mails ending up in you inbox.	Erik van Straten 126 Posts
Quote	Apr 22nd 2010 1 decade ago
I'll be surprised if twitter takes this seriously, their spam department is a joke.	Anonymous
Quote	Apr 23rd 2010 1 decade ago
Got it this morning and put in spam automatically by Gmail filters.	Sticky 3 Posts
Quote	Apr 23rd 2010 1 decade ago