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(47,245 posts) Fri Sep 19, 2014, 02:56 PM Sep 2014

If you get a message from "Chase bank," toss it. [View all]

I just got one, wanted me to click on "www.chase.com."

It would instead steer me into a site called "pediology."
Yup. Kiddie porn.
(Fortunately I'd heard of this before, and didn't click on the link.)

Just sent the entire e-mail, and link to the nearest FBI.

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If you get a message from "Chase bank," toss it. [View all] Archae Sep 2014 OP

the dead give away in all these scam, virus, etc. emails is hobbit709 Sep 2014 #1

DUzy! n/t winter is coming Sep 2014 #2

Smart move Boom Sound 416 Sep 2014 #3

Thanks for the heads up. Laffy Kat Sep 2014 #4

I just got one from AOL that had some child's babysitting service's name in the url. Frustratedlady Sep 2014 #5

Hover over the URL before clicking anything ksoze Sep 2014 #6

Even better - go to the relevant site directly instead of clicking. jeff47 Sep 2014 #8

Both, I, and my wife, got a text from "Chase Bank" ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #7

Quite true, but why do you single out Chase? Jim Lane Sep 2014 #9

Because that's what the link claimed to be. Archae Sep 2014 #11

Yikes! joeybee12 Sep 2014 #10

I get these from time to time, Staph Sep 2014 #12

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #13

Next you'll tell me that man from Lagos I've been communicating with Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #14

Nope. zappaman Sep 2014 #15