Please be on the guard for this, I got this from Fox 35... Dave
Email Scam Asks for H1N1 Profile at CDC.gov
CDC, Minnesota health dept. warn of phishing scam
Published : Friday, 04 Dec 2009, 11:33 AM EST
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Health is warning of a fraudulent emails about a CDC sponsored state vaccination program.
The CDC has received reports of email phishing scams referencing state sponsored vaccination programs, but the agency says no such program has been implemented requiring registration on CDC.gov.
The email tells users they must create a personal H1N1 (swine flu) vaccination profile on the CDC.gov website. The message then says anyone age 18 or older must have his/her personal vaccination profile on CDC.gov.
Image: Example email
Users that click on the email risk having malicious code installed on their computer.
How to prevent a phisihing attack on your computer:
Do not follow unsolicited links and do not open or respond to unsolicited email messages.
Use caution when visiting un-trusted websites.
Use caution when entering personal information online
More information from the CDC, including an example email, can be found at www.cdc.gov/hoaxes_rumors.html
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