Iburst Scam e-mail received 30 Dec 2009

[JeanetteR]

I received the e-mail (copied below) this morning which appeared to have been sent from the Iburst Helpdesk. I noticed that the e-mail address seemed different from the one I quite often use: [email protected].

This e-mail was sent from: helpdesk@Iburst <[email protected]

I also noticed that the Iburst logo and contact details were missing and that the grammar used was not up to standard. I immediately queried this with Iburst Accounts and they confirmed that this was indeed a scam and that they never sent this e-mail. I am just wondering where this person got the database info on Iburst customers and secondly, will Iburst communicate this to their customers to be aware of such scams.


Dear Iburst User,

This message is from Iburst Help Desk to all our E-mail Account
owners. We are currently upgrading our Accounts database. We are
deleting all inactive Iburst e-mail account to create more space for
new e-mail accounts. In other for your account not to be suspended or
deleted, you will have to confirm your e-mail account details by
providing the information below. Your account details will encrypted
with STkC 128bit encryption technology.

First Name:..............................
Last Name:...............................
Email Address:...........................
Password:................................
Re-enter Password:.......................
Location:................................


You will be sent a new confirmation alphanumerical password which will
be valid during this period and can be changed after the process. We
are very sorry for any inconveniences this might have caused you.

Thanks for your understanding.

Iburst Help Desk.

©2009 Iburst.co.za, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

 

[Next Thing]

wtf would they want to scam iburst customers lol. They are welcome to teh crap service

 

[Gatecrasher]

©2009 Iburst.co.za, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The copyright notice seems to confirm that it's a work of fiction.

 

[Jagtiger]

What point of using iBurst?
According to e-mail address, looks like kid was typing and sending this letter. [jb.kids#earthlink.net]

 

[rogerwe]

The dumbass fraudsters forgot to include a line for username. The password is meaningless without a username.

 

[ambo]

The dumbass fraudsters forgot to include a line for username. The password is meaningless without a username.

The username and password are both meaningless without the correct modem. iBurst accounts are locked to a specific modem serial number.