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Today's Email Scam. 6-10-2013

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Real Estate Agent with Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI

Today's Email Scam. 6-10-2013

Got this one today. I don't know why it was sent to me, I don't do business with them.

 

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Ameriprise® Financial <do-not-reply@ameriprise.com>
4:15 PM (5 hours ago)
 
to me
Be careful with this message. Similar messages were used to steal people's personal information. Unless you trust the sender, don't click links or reply with personal information.  Learn more
Dear Customers,

We are undergoing our routine maintenance therefore all accounts must be updated, this is to reduce the number of dormant accounts. Accounts not updated by the end of this month will be suspended.

please log in your account by clicking on the link below:

ameriprise.com/Logon.aspx?. b

© 2005-2013 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
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Not really sure what this is, but I don't have any accounts with them!
 
 

Comments (9)

Ralph Janisch ABR CRS Broker
Janisch & Co. - Conroe, TX
Selling Northwest Houston to good people like you!
Just simply a variation on the typical scam. Looks and feels like the dozens we get every week.
Jun 10, 2013 02:00 PM
Gary Coles (International Referrals)
Venture Realty International - Las Vegas, NV
Latin America Real Estate

Eric,  These spammers send out lots and lots of emails.  Most of the recipients do not have accounts and ignore them but some people have accounts and a few of them will click and fill in the information.  With all the personal information handed over, it becomes another case of identity theft.

Jun 10, 2013 02:43 PM
Amanda Christiansen
Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN
Christiansen Group Realty

Ridiculous.  Are people still falling for these things?                                                                                              

Jun 10, 2013 10:45 PM
Eric Michael
Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI
Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

J & R, I get a lot of them, too.

Gary, thanks for clearing that up ;)

Jared, maybe? I dunno who, though.

Jun 11, 2013 11:28 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Eric -- wishful scamming....it never stops, does it?

Jun 11, 2013 01:22 PM
Susan Haughton
Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA
Susan & Mindy Team...Honesty. Integrity. Results.

Ah, but the spammers are getting a little smarter..."be careful with this message."  LOL  I guess they think they are smarter than we are. 

Jun 15, 2013 02:03 AM
Eric Michael
Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI
Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Michael, no, it never does.

Susan, they'll keep getting smarter, but not at the rate that we do!

Jun 15, 2013 10:32 AM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

They wish you did have an account AND were stupid.  But you are not either . . . so there!!  I, personally, can't stand Ameriprise . . . I almost got ripped off by them, the company.  I had to get the financial auditor in the State of Oregon involved.  Awful company . . . but people don't need to be spammed!

Jun 15, 2013 11:00 AM
Eric Michael
Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI
Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Carla, thanks!

Jun 16, 2013 04:27 AM