The Scam Hunter

Phishing scammers have begun to follow a trend initiated by advance fee fraudsters. They are starting to send very short messages, rather than long pseudo-official messages, in a quick attempt to hook their victims. Whether short or long, the object of a phishing message like this one is the same: to get you to give away your password so the fraudsters can tap into your account. (We have deleted the active scam link below, as we always do here at scamhunter.org.)

from: tobiwander@hetnet.nl
date: Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 8:18 PM
subject: System Administrator

To ensure quick, responsive e-mail services, it is necessary to establish limits on the amount of e-mail each user may store on the system. The volume of e-mail you are storing on the Central e-mail system is now exceeding your normal space allocation. To request for more storage space on your webmail account, simply click or copy and paste the following link in your browser:

http://www.formmail-maker.com/ini/2009… [scam link deleted]