Here’s and email that came to me titled “The wife John McCain home pics” (just before that one said “Michelle Obama dying”) Anyway, here’s where things get tricky. Below is the content of the email.
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The problem with this email is, they lead you to believe that this is coming from Microsoft. But the fishy part is, the email looked like it came from me. Why would Microsoft want to spoof my own email address. The second part is the fact that the “Click Here” “Unsubscribe” “More Newsletters” “Privacy” all pointed to a China domain – xul.ctdipob.cn
If you ever wonder how these email are being generated, you might want to stop by these links to get a better understanding.
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Here’s the link to the original story