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Watch Out For Scammy Swine Flu Email, Websites

2009-04-30T05:31:26Z

How can you tell you've made it on the Internet? How about if you're turned into spambait? MSN Money reports that scammers are taking advantage of the sudden interest in swine flu by using it in subject lines to get people to open messages and download attachments. Don't do it! Tell your friends and relatives not to do it, either!

]]> Watch out for "helpful" websites, too:

Also, be highly skeptical of unknown Web sites with the words "swine flu" in the domain name. Online security firm F-Secure reports that dozens of new swine flu domain names were registered in the last few days. F-Secure said some of these sites are already offering ways to "protect your family from this crazy flu."

"Watch out for swine flu scams" [MSN Money] (Thanks to HogwartsAlum!)
(Photo: Dan4th)

Comment from Radi0logy on 2009-05-02

2009-05-02T06:16:24Z

@EdnaLegume: I was implying that they wouldn't get my help this time, and would instead be forced into using Geek Squad. But thanks for playing along :P

Comment from Kounji on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T21:15:36Z

@metaled: Its happened!

Comment from theblackdog on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T19:10:55Z

@Con Seannery '09: Illegal in 1 Giz: I see what you did there...

Comment from metaled on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T19:04:43Z

When pigs fly..... The Swine Flu..... hmmm....

Comment from HogwartsAlum on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T18:17:23Z

@Laura Northrup:

LOL!

Comment from EdnaLegume on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T18:17:12Z

@Radi0logy: I think the damage is much more severe if you all take your computers to Geek Squad for repairs... and you call yourself a consumerist.....

Comment from ElizabethD on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T17:40:08Z

@Trai_Dep:

Yeah, seriously, that doesn't sound kosher to me.

Comment from AlxFherMana on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T12:38:34Z

@Con Seannery '09: Illegal in 1 Giz: Good one!..

Comment from Trai_Dep on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T11:20:18Z

Their keyboards must be REALLY huge if you can type on them with cloven hooves.

Comment from satindevil on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T09:36:34Z

@Laura Northrup: Or as Stephen Colbert mentioned a little while ago: 'If you suspect your friend has swine flu, simply lick them and see if they taste like bacon.'

Comment from ChuckECheese on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T09:18:30Z

So my computer can get swine flu too?

Comment from Radi0logy on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T07:13:10Z

I'm sick of having to "warn" my family not to open emails and download attachments. If they havn't learned by now, I'm sure having their computer at Geek Squad for 2 months and being charged $175 to accomplish nothing will learn em good.

Comment from Corporate-Shill on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T06:44:57Z

@Laura Northrup:

Yum, bacon.

Comment from krispykrink on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T06:27:18Z

Don't see how or why anyone would fall for these as there is no "swine flu" going around and it's been decades since "swine flu" was active. ;-)

Comment from Laura Northrup on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T05:48:57Z

This site is the only resource you really need:

[www.doihavepigflu.com]

Comment from Con Seannery '09: Illegal in 1 Giz on 2009-04-30

2009-04-30T05:47:09Z

What kind of a pig would do that?