As has happened on previous occasions the spammers and phishers are seeing the aftermath of Katrina as a boon.
The email below is an example of the kind of scam email currently "in the wild". You can click on the image to see a larget version:
As you can see from the screenshot the email failed the SPF check and shows a return path to a Polish hosting company on the Gnax.net network. Mailscanner also identified the link to an IP address instead of a hostname (a common sign of fraud) which resides in Brazil.
The screenshot below is of the fraudster's site where they request your credit card information for a "donation" (click to see an enlarged version):
You'll notice that both the email and the site include a Verisign logo, however neither work.
As you can see from the screenshot the email failed the SPF check and shows a return path to a Polish hosting company on the Gnax.net network. Mailscanner also identified the link to an IP address instead of a hostname (a common sign of fraud) which resides in Brazil.
The screenshot below is of the fraudster's site where they request your credit card information for a "donation" (click to see an enlarged version):
You'll notice that both the email and the site include a Verisign logo, however neither work.
