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granny60
join:2002-08-01
Oriental, NC

granny60

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Notice from Eubanks Funeral Home

I got an e-mail just now with a subject heading "Death Notice". It was a "special invitation" to a special event celebrating the life of a friend. It did not say who, but a link for more information. I sure was tempted, but did not click on the link. I have no friends who have died recently. Did anyone else get this e-mail?

onDvine
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join:2005-01-29
So. CA, USA

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»www.hoax-slayer.com/fune ··· ls.shtml. Google is your friend. A search for Eubanks Funeral Home brought that right up.

vaxvms
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join:2005-03-01
Polar Park

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How would a funeral home, or anyone else, get the email addresses of a deceased "friend"?

granny60
join:2002-08-01
Oriental, NC

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Thank you so much! I googled the funeral home, but found nothing about a scam. Sure am glad I didn't click on it...

mckenna797
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join:2004-08-25
Astoria, NY
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I got this one this afternoon.

For this unprecedented event, we offer our deepest prayers of condolence and invite to you to be present at the
celebration of your friends life service on Monday, February 3, 2014 that will take place at Eubank
Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m.

Please find invitation and more detailed information about the farewell ceremony here .

Best wishes and prayers,

Funeral home receptionist,
Rohan Sharpe

Blackbird
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join:2005-01-14
Fort Wayne, IN

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said by vaxvms:

How would a funeral home, or anyone else, get the email addresses of a deceased "friend"?

The departed eMailed their address list to the funeral home from ******@heaven.org (or ******@hell.gov, depending)?

bmetelsky
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join:2005-10-16
Elyria, OH

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said by mckenna797:

For this unprecedented event

Wouldn't the few words above give a clue.......

EGeezer
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Midwest

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said by Blackbird:

The departed eMailed their address list to the funeral home from ******@heaven.org (or ******@hell.gov, depending)?

“I think, from all I can learn, that heaven has the better climate, but hell has the better company.”
--Senator Benjamin Franklin “Bluff” Wade, variations later attributed to J.M. Barrie and Mark Twain

I notice Hell is a .GOV government agency.
How appropriate

LadyL
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join:2002-09-18
Lorain, OH

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I got that one also...think it was one day last week, can't remember. I've received other emails from other funeral homes...all scams.
Only a few relatives - my kids - have my email addy and they haven't passed on either !

jadinolf
I love you Fred
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join:2005-07-09
Ojai, CA

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I get them every day.

I have not seen my name yet.

Should have mentioned that it goes to Gmail SPAM.

NormanS
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said by granny60:

I got an e-mail just now with a subject heading "Death Notice". ... Did anyone else get this e-mail?

»www.spamcop.net/sc?id=z5 ··· 224d402z

Doctor Four
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Dallas, TX

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This and a couple of other spams are being sent by the Asprox botnet. The latest one is the fake eviction notice. I have seen 2 of these in my Yahoo spam folder in the last week.

Observergirl
@optonline.net

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I also got the notice but I didn't dare click the button. Just look at the return email address. It reads like "wewillscamyou.com"

Sick of spam to granny60

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Yes. I just did too. I just deleated it. But, I did know someone who died last year on this date. I wonder if they somehow got our info.

LadyL
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Lorain, OH

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Got that eviction notice yesterday...yeah, right...naturally I didn't even click on the email to even read the stupid email...Subject line told me it was a scam...paid off the mortgage in '05

wiser
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I just recieved an email from Eubanks Funeral Home. Did not open the lilnk.

captnhook
join:2001-02-20
NY

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It was a very lovely service.
Such a shame that you missed it.
Expand your moderator at work

Airchaplain
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Re: Notice from Eubanks Funeral Home

IOf you wiull right click on the email and click on properties you will note that the email address has noting to do with the funeral home. Good idea not to open. Or if you did run you malware.

GINER
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YES I RECEIVED THE SAME E-MAIL AND ALMOST OPENED IT BUT DIDN'T CAUSE HOW WOULD THEY GET MY E-MAIL

Top Cop
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SCAM. IF YOU OR ANYONE OPENED THE LINK: Expect a call within a few days from a blocked caller ID # and a person posing as working for an IT Technical Support firm for Microsoft.

They tell you your PC is not downloading Microsoft updates and ask you to log on. Doing so will likely enable them to hack into your system. The man had an accent from India and since the fake email address had the Indian name "Sunil" I was immediately suspicious. When I insisted he send me an email from his company to verify that they were affiliated with MS he quickly hung up.

I opened the email and the link on an Apple Iphone and not my computer. Apple does not think this virus affects Apple products. If anyone knows if the MS8.1 operating system on my tablet could have been exposed after opening the link on an Iphone, please advise. Many Thanks propeller heads! I'll let you off on your next ticket LOL.

Doctor Four
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said by Top Cop :

I opened the email and the link on an Apple Iphone and not my computer. Apple does not think this virus affects Apple products. If anyone knows if the MS8.1 operating system on my tablet could have been exposed after opening the link on an Iphone, please advise. Many Thanks propeller heads! I'll let you off on your next ticket LOL.

Malwarebytes makes a mobile version. Look for it in the App Store or on Malwarebytes.org. It's usually pretty good about detecting and removing the latest 0-day threats.

Paula
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join:2000-10-12
Grand Rapids, MI

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Why wasn't I invited?

JohnBM
@bellsouth.net

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I just got the same "invitation". Did not go with the link and it was in my Spam folder.

Markinnc
@rr.com

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I got one too..

Granny 60 CA
@cox.net

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Yes, this morning, and unfortunately I have a friend that died recently..Would hate to miss his funeral. All inquiries into the link are "closed" Inquiries to Eubanks Funeral Home show no listing of my friend. WHATS UP????
keno5net
join:2002-01-05
Milwaukee, WI

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I got one here too. It's a good Phish I can just imagine what my Mom would do. I looked at the sending address and URL that comes up when mousing over the the link to know something was Phishy. Of course not too many people pay any attention to that stuff.

heyjewels
@comcast.net

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Yes, I got the notice and I did click on the link because I do have a friend whose father died recently. The link sent me to a weapons site. Simply Scam.

Lalapoo
@rr.com

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Yes I just got it too. It is bogus.

badjoe
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said by Paula:

Why wasn't I invited?

That was my reaction! I felt left out.