Alerts and Scams

The following message is SPAM. Do not reply, simply delete from your email account. (2/15/12):

(This is a good reminder for all TDS customers that emails asking for password or account information are not legitimate requests. Never give out this information unless it's through a secure process that you can confirm.)

Sample of email you may have received:

This message is from TDS.NET Helpdesk to all our email account subscribers. Due to the recent Phishing email/attack on our database by a new virus called SPEK155 'IT Helpdesk' will be upgrading to the latest version of the TDS server and all accounts need to be re-validated and upgraded to the new 2012 anti-spam version. You are advised to provide us the below information within the next 72 hours so that your account can be re-validated and upgraded to the new 2012 anti-spam version or you stand a risk of having your account Deleted from our database due to the menance of this virus.

User Name:

Password:

Confirm Your Password:

Thank You.

tds Helpdesk

Warning Code: ID67565434

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