HI all, this is a copy of an email I've already sent to all aol users in my addy book, so some of you have already gotten this from me, but thought I'd better post it here too:
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Hi,
Just a heads up warning for you, and please forward to any AOL users in your addy book. There is a scam going around where the email says you need to go to the link to update your billing info, and put in a new credit card number, etc. This all looks very official, but I just spoke to Greg at AOL Customer Service, and it is a SCAM...DO NOT, repeat, DO NOT input your credit card or other info into this page. It looks very official, but it may or may not be sent to the master screen account holder. Mine was sent to my teen, and he forwarded it to me.
Enclosed is the actual email he got from them, so you know what it looks like.
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From: AoI@aol.com
To: ANTdarth36@aol.com

Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by
(AoI@aol.com) on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 at 02:40:09
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: Dear AOL Member,
We regret to inform you that your credit information in our computers shows you are using aol under an expired credit card. If you would like to continue your AOL experience you will have to visit the
AOL Credit Update area and give us your most recent credit information.
Failure to respond to this message within 48 hours may cause your account to be suspended and/or terminated. If you would like to contact us by phone with this information please call: 1-888-265-8003.

AOL TOS Billing Division
HOST Code ID: 1Z6510310023007

© Copyright 1995-2000 America Online, Inc. All Rights
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Repeat, this is a scam, it looks so official and they even put in AOL's actual customer service number!
Good luck, and thanks for letting others in your addy list know about it!
love and hugs,
Mel/Sapph

for the heads up on the AOHell scam. I never pay any attention to them because I fell for that "once". I keep up to date on my own - checking my credit card & all the rest of the info I need to. Thanks again!

Hugs,
Shait/AOLHeller

When I had AOL I got something very similar to this saying that I needed to update my info.... The next time I logged on to AOL, I was told that my membership was pending.
Well, needless to say I called 'em and found out that someone sent out over 600 emails from my account! They asked me if I had given my password to anyone? NO! I know better than that! Well, after some talking and some yelling, we figured out that someone had scamed me out of my password and used it, over 600 times!
I learned my lesson let me tell ya'!

This sounds like just the thing that someone would pull on people that aren't as "computer smart" as we are now. My father-in-law is on AOL (against my wishes! LOL!), I'll be sure to send him a copy of this ASAP. He's still learning this "computer thing".
Thanx for the heads up!

I don't use AOL, but I know people who do. I'll alert them of this.

Thanks again!

Shhh,
Whisper