WARNING travel scam - Email from spirit airlines
August 15, 2008
If you get the following email be warned its a scam, have just spoken to American Express who have advised that the email is scam and they are starting to recieve more enquires about it. Email comes with a attached ZIP file called tickets.
From: Spirit Airlines [mailto:jekc@bosgroup.com]
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 4:07 PM
To: XXXXX@XXXXX.com.au
Subject: Your Flight Ticket Online N2220232Good day,
Thank you for using our new service “Buy flight ticket Online” on our website.
Your account has been created:Your login: XXXXX@XXXXXX.com.au Your password: xxx9AU2
Your credit card has been charged for $493.24.
We would like to remind you that whenever you order tickets on our website you get a discount of 10%!
Attached to this message is the purchase Invoice and the airplane ticket.
To use your ticket, simply print it on a color printed, and you are set to take off for the journey!Kind regards,
Spirit Airlines
Take steps to avoid spam turning into nasty pc viruses ensure you have the latest anti virus software on your PC.
I got a crazy e-mail from spirit airlines saying they have charged my credit card six hundred plus $$. what credit card? I bought tickets to fly somewhere? (I actually did but through jet blue. I found an 800# and called India. I was yelled at and told off and they claimed to have no way to speaqk to america. finally I said was thqt e-mail a scam? india said yes! i was like do you know what I am saying…scam,scam? I was told to ignore the email after i was asked for my credit card number and full name. I would only give out info. that was on e-mail I received!
Beth, it looks like where not the only ones to get these spam and scam emails from spirit airlines. I was freaking out first that I was charged xxx to my credit card, but I was wary of the exe file that was attached thats what raised my alarm bells. Why would a company confirm tickets by using such a file type..Cheers James
I received this email also, but figured it had to be a hoax (or the likes), as I don’t have a credit card and I haven’t bought any flight tickets.
i HAVE also just received this scam email. I know i havent bought any tickets but it is still very unnerving when it says they have taken $660 on my credit card.
should i delete it or keep it in case theres any further complications? (I didnt click on anything, open anything or respond in any way)
do i need to take any action, is there anywhere i can report this scam, like the banking ones that come thru?
thanks for advice, Jac
Jac thanks your comments.
Looks like you have done the right things.
In regards to your questions - its probably best to delete the files from your PC. The action required would be to ensure that your virus software is up to date to start with, secondly I would file the email as spam in your email program it won’t stop other coming through but its a start. I like to report all suspicious emails through to the antivirus software company I use that way they can ensure that all the software is maintained for everyone.
Most important bit of information I could provide is that you don’t click or open any emails that your think is suspicious.
Thanks again for your comments
James