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 04/22/2006 06:50:30 AM · #1
I am a bit freaked out with all the talk of identity theft these days. I have not visited istock in quite a long time. (I decided against selling there) I just received this email:

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Hello,

You have requested to reset your iStockphoto password.
Click the link below, or copy and paste it into your web browser. You will be taken to the
iStockphoto website to reset your password. If you are prompted to enter your old password, please log
out of iStockphoto and try again.

"Edited out the Link"

Your membername is: JRalston

This E-Mail is sent out upon request only, if you have received this message without
requesting it, please contact iStockphoto Client Relations.
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Anyone receive anything similar? I never click on links inside emails. Nevertheless, that link looks like it would be valid.

Should I be worried or not?

Jenn

Message edited by author 2006-04-22 07:05:26.
 04/22/2006 06:55:03 AM · #2
You might want to remove that link from your post just incase it is valid...you don't want anyone going in and changing your password for you.

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Message edited by author 2006-04-22 06:55:27.
 04/22/2006 06:58:48 AM · #3
I would send it to istock support for validation. I receive similar type emails from 'EBAY' way too often for them to be valid. Of course, Ebay now publishes how to determine if an email sent 'from Ebay' is a hoax.
04/22/2006 07:05:52 AM · #4
Originally posted by RKT:
You might want to remove that link from your post just incase it is valid...you don't want anyone going in and changing your password for you.

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Thanks for the suggestion!
 04/22/2006 07:06:31 AM · #5
Originally posted by luv2photo:
I would send it to istock support for validation. I receive similar type emails from 'EBAY' way too often for them to be valid. Of course, Ebay now publishes how to determine if an email sent 'from Ebay' is a hoax.


I did that. Who knows how backed up their support is! LOL I get those from eBay ALL the time too........Chase also.
 04/22/2006 08:05:48 AM · #6
Don't use the "link". It most likely will not take you to the real iSTOCK, but a look alike page. I noticed the in the e-mail they did not address you by name, only user name. That is usually a give away that it is phoney.
 04/22/2006 08:54:50 AM · #7
I had this issue with another site:

It turned out to be this:

My user name was Kenskid and my password was treeline.
I kept getting a message that my password was changed. I found out that someone with the username of "Kenski" had unknowingly keyed in "KenSkid". When he could not log on, he tried to change his password but it failed.

I got the email asking if I was trying to change my password.

04/22/2006 10:29:41 AM · #8
Agree with all above. NEVER use the link in the e-mail you receive to go to the site in question. If it is a credit card company use your favorite list or manually type it in as it appears on the back of the card. If it's from E-Bay delete it and ignore it. Same with banks, manually type in web address or use your validated fav list only.

There is someone who has hi-jacked my user name too at different sites. He told them that it was his but in a previous login he used a hyphen in the user name and now doesn't. When I went back to those links I could no longer get in. I guess with hundreds of millions of internet users similar names will always cause confusion.

Also if you get a spam or junk mail that has on the bottom of the words a link where you can click and you will be removed from their distribution and e-mail list .... well normally all that does is verify that they now have a good and active e-mail address. Delete it, put the address in the spam block and find some words in their message that no one else uses and add them to the spam delete list.

Isn't identity protection fun ;)
 04/22/2006 12:04:02 PM · #9
Normally, if you position the mouse over the link in the email (without clicking on it!) the browser will reveal the actual (bogus) URL to which you'd be directed.

It probably doesn't help much, but I always forward these "phishing" emails to the proper authorities before deleting the email, just on the chance they might someday figure out how to catch the crooks. Here are addresses to which you can report some of the most commonly-phished sites:

Bank of America: abuse@bankofamerica.com
Citibank: spoof@citicorp.com
Ebay: spoof@ebay.com
PayPal; spoof@paypal.com
Washington Mutual: spoof@wamu.com

I always CC the email to the US Federal Trade Commission: spam@uce.gov
 04/22/2006 12:06:25 PM · #10
"This E-Mail is sent out upon request only, if you have received this message without requesting it, please contact iStockphoto Client Relations."

Did you request a change in your id? I only get this type message if I changed my password on a site and they send the message to my email in case it was someone else that requested the change.

If you didn't request the change, you have someone trying to get into your account. You should contact the iStockphoto Client Relations person immediately. Do it directly through the IStock site, not the link in the message you received.
 04/22/2006 12:12:14 PM · #11
Yeah... I just got one like that from my Paypal account... it was a hoax... pretty scary!
 04/22/2006 12:25:32 PM · #12
Originally posted by Sunniee:
Yeah... I just got one like that from my Paypal account... it was a hoax... pretty scary!


Not just a hoax but a SCAM...a way the scumbags try to hijack your account...
 04/22/2006 01:20:13 PM · #13
I would say it is a SCAM...

This is an email set to me from iStock. Notice they addressed me by name in both emails.
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Dear Scott Whiddon,
Thank you for registering with iStockphoto.com. You are now...

and another

Comment:
Hello Scott,

Thanks for contacting us. With the amount of applications we receive a day, it can take anywhere from 2-4 weeks.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please let us know.

Regards,

Biliana Dolaptchiev
iStockphoto

04/22/2006 01:31:12 PM · #14
Actually, for the email she got, they would use her user name, not her real name. I have a few of those emails. They are worded a little differently. For security reasons, I will not post them here.
But I'm with most other people on this one. Better to notify the admins directly from the site because someone was either trying to get into her account or it's a scam. Neither one is a pleasant situation and best handled by the people who have the ability to help.
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