| Transit Direct 'Unsubscribe' Scam
This particular scam comes to us from a first time poster in the forums. Pay attention to the
'verfication of your email address' part and the deceptive marketing when you unsubscribe. As Jim Gray
says:
"The scummy part of this was that I had to reenter my email address during the unsubscribe and then
when I pressed submit I was taunted by their site with an attempt to install a toolbar: Fun & Games
toolbar (http://toolbar.pickoftheweb.com/potwbar.cab by Traffix Inc). While my security settings
protected me in this case, I'm sure others may be hit with this type of deceptive marketing method in
the future."
Here is the email:
Thank you for being part of our online community in which
we do our best to make the Internet exciting and beneficial by
introducing our members to great promotional offers, valuable
discounts, bargains and sweepstakes, as well as entertainment,
travel and financial opportunities Continuing our tradition of
providing you with the best the Internet has to offer, we would
like to introduce your new membership with Link Offers. Link Offers
will bring you a variety of opportunities to take advantage of special
offers and some members-only special promotions.
You may choose to terminate your membership with Link Offers
and unsubscribe from its mailing list at any time. Each email offer
Link Offers sends will contain an unsubscribe link. If you do not
wish to become a member of Link Offers, simply click here.
To review the Link Offers privacy policy click here.
Thank you again and please do not hesitate to contact us with
any questions you might have!
Sincerely,
Your friends at Transit Direct
Thank you for being a Transit Direct member. If you no
longer wish to be a member and receive our offers click here.
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