Copy of Fraudulent E-mail from Russia
ETS customers who have received a fraudulent e-mail from a Russian e-mail address report that the message reads as follows:
От: ETS Service Center
Дата: 31 марта 2009 г. 10:55
Тема: TOEFL
Кому: nagiyev@gmail.com
http://www.ets.org/
Dear John,
We appologize for error in our scoring system. Your last score has been canceled since we have lost all data before 03.29.2009 If you want to restore your TOEFL IBT score you have to contact TOEFL Customer Service at 1-866-874-3546 or 1-701-771-7100 and pay $47.96.
For security reasons, please contact the TOEFL Customer Service phone number 1-866-874-3546 or 1-701-771-7100 (outside the U.S.), score payment assistance. Our hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. New York Time.
If you have additional questions, please contact TOEFL Customer Service at 1-866-874-3546 or 1-701-771-7100, or visit the Web site at www.toefl.org.
ETS is committed to improving your customer service experience. Please take a moment and complete a short Customer Service Survey at http://surveys1013.websurveyor.net/wsb.dll/bfried/ETSProgramEmail.htm?WSB36=TOEFL/TSE.
Thank you in advance for your participation.
Be sure to add @ets.org to your address book or safe sender list to ensure that you receive e-mail messages from ETS.
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Copy of Fraudulent E-mail from Trilogy Solutions
ETS customers who have received a fraudulent e-mail from a company called "Trilogy Solutions" report that the message reads as follows:
From: Trilogy Solutions
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:35 PM
To:
Subject: Educational Testing Service requests your permission
You are receiving this e-mail as a customer of Educational Testing Service. If you do not wish to receive e-mail from Educational Testing Service, please see below.
At Educational Testing Service, we appreciate your business. Occasionally, we would like to communicate with you via e-mail and send you exciting and up-to-date information on special promotions, services, or new vehicles.
As a loyal customer, we are presently seeking your permission and the privilege to serve you as efficiently as possible.
If you do not want to receive e-mail communications from Educational Testing Service, you may remove your name from our list by clicking here http://www.mxrr.com/. If at any time in the future you wish to stop receiving e-mails from us, a means to do so is available on every e-mail we send.
We thank you for the opportunity to be of service – and for your continued business.
Sincerely,
Your friends at Educational Testing Service
Copy of Fraudulent E-mail Seemingly from the IRS
From: Internal Revenue Service [mailto:jim.lanton@irs.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:36 AM
To:
Subject: Re: Company report for Educational Testing Service Inc.
To: Jane Jones
Please Download a Copy of the report
You need to complete the fields about Educational Testing Service Inc. income.
Jim Lanton
IRS Fraud Department
© 2008 Internal Revenue Service All Rights Reserved.
Note from ETS: The report link in the above sample has been deactivated. DO NOT CLICK on the report link in the e-mail you receive. Clicking the link will install a malicious Active X control from "James H. Barnes, CPA."