Bogus email with a dotca reference

[westcoaster]

Got this in my email today. Obviously a fake but interesting that they used dotca web at the bottom of their email. Before you go clicking to see if it is legit - it is not - it is not even registered.

ACCOUNT MAINTAINANCE TEAM [info@online.ca] (site is parked)

Attn: Email-ACCOUNT HOLDER,

Important, Harmful viruses have been detected in your account that may be harmful to our unit. You subscriber is required to enter your username and password here {_________,_________} Allowing us to establish an anti-virus in your user account to clear this virus. we need your co-operation in this, providing us with this information allows us to insert into your machine to clean anti-virus. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have cost.

Failure to do this, we regret to inform you that your account will be deleted immediately to prevent damage to our subscriber unit.

Thank you for using Webmail,
We are pleased at your service
Online-Webmaster.ca (name not even registered)


Cheers
Phil

[draggar]

BUHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHA!!!!!!

Scareware at its worst!!

[Namefox]

Thanks Phil. Will keep an eye open.

[westcoaster]

just came in my regular email... (shaw account) not hotmail, gmail msn or whatever. I've been posting some of the scammails I get on a WP site. ( had .ca) It keeps me entertained. (I am easily amused )