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Identity Theft via Trueswitch.com

A fake email switch was sent to me by Trueswitch.com, trying to make me change her contact info on file to one that was not hers…

I got an email from “switch@trueswitch.com on behalf of Corinna S. [xxxxxx@ymail.com]” a couple of days ago. Corinna is a co-worker of mine, so the name and announcement sounded ok. When I looked up her contact info in my address book I discovered that her alleged gmail address mentioned in this switch email was not in my contact info. That threw a red flag. With contacts of people I know well I’m usually I’m pretty ‘tidy’ and would have their personal email address right. it turns out the email was fake, the “previous” private email address was not correct, and someone tried to get some business and confidential information.  Here’s the screenshot how it looked like:

Identity Theft via Trueswitch.com

Identity Theft via Trueswitch.com

  • unknown1234466
    My father informed me this morning of a similar situation. He said he received an email telling him that I had a new email address, which I don't. Words to the wise: Be careful of emails you receive and NEVER give out your personal information. If you get an email that says so and so has changed their email address... ask the person first before sending or changing that contact's information.
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