Pastel issues e-mail phishing scam warning

[jes]

Pastel issues e-mail phishing scam warning

Pastel sends out warning that their database has been compromised

 

[gregmcc]

Fail on both:

The basic rule of thumb is to ascertain where the email is from and this can be done by looking at the internet browser URL or to right click on the sender’s address to ensure that the mail is from a registered Pastel mail address.

The internet broswer URL in the mail? Don't they know mail can be faked? The only way to check is to look at the internet headers and check that the mail originated from the correct Pastel mail servers.