Watch out for Hoax Emails

You may already have received a hoax email in a similar format:

Start of Sample message

Dear Valued Member,

According to our terms of services, you will have to confirm your e-mail by the following link or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.

http://www.xyz@ionet.co.z/confirm.php?email=ionet.co.z (BOGUS LINK)

After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Sincerely, Security Department (sometimes Administration Dept. or similar)

End of Sample Message

It's a HOAX!

This email is a hoax intended to provoke you into clicking on the provided link (notice how it does not refer to you by name, or identify itself as a specific person).

Do not click on the link! It points to a location designed to harvest email addresses and automatically upload potentially hazardous files to your PC, or other malicious intent.

Please remember that all correspondence from UNIWEBSERVE will be sent on our stationery with our company logo. If you are unsure as to the origin of any email that you receive it is good practice to delete it immediately.

Please feel free to contact us if you are suspicious of any message or attachment that you receive. We don't charge for checking possible virus or hoax emails. Anti-virus and anti-spam support is free to all of our clients.

Click here for links to free anti-spyware and anti-virus programs.