SCAM ALERT - SCAMMERS ARE TRYING TO "HOOK" YOU

Recently, a type of Internet fraud known as "phishing" has been making 
headlines. Phishing is a type of fraud which involves sending out mass 
e-mails pretending to be from legitimate companies seeking personal 
information. These e-mails often claim to be from large bank chains, 
eBay, Paypal, or credit card companies and often contain stolen logos 
from those companies to look more authentic! Once scammers have your 
information, they could access your bank account or open up credit cards 
in your name.

We have compiled the following list of tips to help you protect your 
private information in case you receive one of these e-mails. As a 
general rule, NEVER RESPOND TO THIS TYPE OF E-MAIL!

1. Contact the actual business that supposedly sent the e-mail to verify 
if it is genuine. Call a phone number or visit a Web site that you know 
to be legitimate, such as those provided on your monthly statements.
2. Never disclose ANY personally identifying information if requested 
via an unsolicited email or phone call. This includes:
         - Account numbers or credit card numbers
         - Personal Identification Numbers (PIN) or passwords
         - Social Security Number
         - Mother's maiden name
         - Or other private information known only to you
3. Never reveal your PIN to anyone, including bank employees
4. Change your PIN and passwords frequently.
5. Store your bank/credit card numbers and PIN separately, and never 
write your PIN on your card
6. Type in the URL - Never click on a link in an e-mail to visit your 
bank's website. Always open a new window and type the address yourself.
7. Never leave your computer unattended during an online banking session.

UPDATE MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER FOR ADDED PROTECTION

A number of phishing scams make use of critical flaws in Internet 
Explorer, Outlook Express, and other Microsoft products. These flaws 
allow them to include links to websites that appear to be the actual 
companies website, while actually redirecting you to another, fake 
website. Microsoft continually releases patches and fixes for these 
flaws to help protect users, but you will need to update your computer 
to protect yourself.

You can check you system for critical updates for the many different 
versions of Windows by visiting the below link.

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

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SPAM - FORGED HEADERS BECOME MORE COMMON

We have seen a marked increase in SPAM e-mail that contains "forged" 
headers. When a SPAMmer sends a message, they can use special tools to 
put fake information in the message. This allows them to send a single 
message to thousands of recipients, but the "To:" field on the message 
will say something fake like "a.fake.address@example.com". This shady 
technique is done for a number of reasons. First, it prevents any one 
else from obtaining the SPAMmer's mailing list. Second, it shifts the 
burden of SPAM to the user and their ISP. Many users will see that a 
message was addressed to "a.fake.address@example.com" instead of their 
own address, and wonder why it was delivered to them. Instead of taking 
action against the SPAMmer who sent the message, many users contact 
their ISP. If you receive a message that does not appear to have your 
e-mail address in the "To:" field, then it is more then likely a forged 
piece of junk mail. The best way to handle this is to simply delete the 
message.

SPAMmers can also forge the "From:" part of the message so that instead 
of containing their real address, it says "From: not.spam@example.net". 
This technique is used by SPAMmers so that you cannot reply to the 
message and asked to be removed from their mailing list. Again, they are 
shifting the burden of SPAM e-mail from themselves to someone else.

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REMINDER - ENTER.NET OFFERS FREE SPAM FILTERING

Enter.Net is committed to keeping your inbox as SPAM free as possible. 
We do offer SPAM filtering for both Enter.Net and Entermail.Net e-mail 
addresses. Through internal testing, we have found that the SPAM filter 
catches about 95% of all incoming junk e-mail. This value-added service 
is "Off" by default, but we invite you to read more about it and enable 
the filter to start protecting yourself from unwanted e-mail today.

For more information, please see the following articles from the 
Enter.Net Help Site.

If your e-mail address ends in @enter.net, click here:
http://www2.enter.net/support/helpsite/index.php?pg=article&art=0202

If your e-mail address ends in @entermail.net, click here:
http://www2.enter.net/support/helpsite/index.php?pg=article&art=0208