From support@xmission.com  Tue Apr 21 16:52:23 MDT 2009
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:52:23 MDT
From: XMission Support 
To: announce@xmission.com
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: Note to Beware of Identity Theft
Status: RO

Note to Beware of Identity Theft
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Due to continued attempts to steal customer passwords through fraudulent
emails, XMission wants to remind our customers that we will never request
passwords or other personal information through email.

What is this type of identify theft called? Experts nicknamed it
"phishing" and it is a common form of Internet crime in recent years.  Why
do they want your login information?  To get access to your email, where
you may have financial information stored or to use your email account to
send fraudulent spam email to others.

If you ever need to change your password, you can either call our
support staff or visit this web page:
 https://www.xmission.com/help/password/

An XMission blog post about identity theft and "phishing":
 http://transmission.xmission.com/2008/06/25/getting-phished

Wikipedia page about identity theft (aka, "phishing"):
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing

Federal Trade Commission's identity theft web pages:
 http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/

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