This one is not essentially phishing, but is likely to end up along those lines. It has a supposed order confirmation as an attachment, within a zip folder. You can bet that the moment you double click the zip and extract the contents, some nasty piece of software is installed onto your machine. This might allow the senders to watch the keystrokes used as you visit online banking or other similar websites.
If you are worried you might have opened such an attachment, check that your virus and spyware programs are updated and run a full system scan.
If anyone ever sends you unexpected bills, payment confirmations etc, check your credit card or bank statement rather than opening the attachments. Chances are that the attachment is some form of keylogger or other spyware.
Here's the content.
Thank you!
Your transaction has been processed by WorldPay, on behalf of Academic Resources Center Inc.
The invoice file is attached to this message.
This is not a tax receipt.
We processed your payment.
Academic Resources Center Inc has received your order,
and will inform you about delivery.
Sincerely,
The AcaDemon Team
Enquiries
This confirmation only indicates that your transaction has been processed successfully. It does not indicate that your order has been accepted. It is the responsibility of Academic Resources Center Inc to confirm that your order has been accepted, and to deliver any goods or services you have ordered.
If you have any questions about your order, please email Academic Resources Center Inc at: followup@acadeXM3micresourcescenter.com, with the transaction details listed above.
Thank you for shopping with Academic Resources Center Inc.
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