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[DailyFinance] It's bad enough that the H1N1 swine flu pandemic has caused such widespread public anxiety, and it's worse that the vaccine has become its own source of concern, whether due to the shortage or spurious fears about its safety. Now, the bottom-feeders known as phishing scammers are exploiting the situation, sowing even more fear, anger and mistrust around the swine flu.

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[Geek.com] H1N1 Phishing Alert and Warning to Potential Victims - Tech ...: In the e-mail the recipient is told that he/she must create a personal H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccination profile on the cdc.gov website if he/she has reached the age of 18. The e-mail goes on to say that the profile must be filled out even if you haven’t been vaccinated.

[The Consumerist] H1N1 Phishing Email Making The Rounds - The Consumerist: The Centers for Disease Control have issued a warning that there's a new, swine flu-themed phishing email going around. It says something about an imaginary State Vaccination H1N1 Program, and asks you to create an account on the .

[Recent Headlines] CDC warns of phishing scam revolving around H1N1 flu | StandardNET ...: Buttars said no residents had asked her about any of the fake cures, but that advertisements for H1N1 remedies had started turning up on the sidebar of the health department's Facebook page and other sites with official H1N1 information.

[H1N1 (Swine Flu) - Pandemic Influenza News] H1N1 (Swine Flu): The Latest Issue To Be Concerned About”¦ A ...: The “bad guys” never seem to stop being bad”¦even during a pandemic!  When people are feeling desperate and needy they are striking out using Internet technology to reach a vaccine hungry and naive audience!

[Ann Tucker Blog] H1N1 Phishing Alert - Blog: The CDC has NOT implemented a state vaccination program requiring registration on www.cdc.gov.ӬӬ Users that click on the email are at risk of having malicious code installed on their system.ӬӬ CDC reminds users to take the following steps to reduce the risk of being a victim of a phishing attack:

[JT IRREGULARS] JT IRREGULARS: CDC Phishing Email Scam: When people click on the link to get to the CDC site to enter information, according to the email, viruses can be installed on their computer, and/or they are taken to a fake look-alike site where personal information can be stolen.

[Topeka Capital-Journal - Local] H1N1 e-mail phishing scam | CJOnline.com: You need to create your personal H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov website. The vaccination is not obligatory but every person that has reached the age of 18 has to have his personal Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov site.

[The Big Man's SEO Blog] H1N1 vaccination scam email - State vaccination H1N1 program ...: The scam-bastards want you to panic, thinking that you must register for the State Vaccination H1N1 Program and when you enter your personal details - they simply steal them and use them for nefarious purposes. There is also a chance that there will be a Trojan in the email, which will allow them to get remote acces to your computer and steal even more info from you.If you receive the H1N1 Program email from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, don’t open it - bin it straight away and delete it out of your computer and whatever you do, DON’T FOLLOW ANY LINKS!

[H1N1 Swine Flu Symptoms] H1N1 Phishing Alert and Warning to Potential Victims | H1N1 Swine ...: This time around the phishing e-mail is around H1N1 and it masquerades as an e-mail from the State Vaccination H1N1 program. In the e-mail the recipient is told that he/she must create a personal H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccination profile on the [...]

[RBS] H1N1 Phishing Alert and Warning to Potential Victims | RBS: This time around the phishing e-mail is around H1N1 and it masquerades as an e-mail from the State Vaccination H1N1 program.

[Health News] Two swine flu deaths take Delhi's toll to 28: NEW DELHI - Seven swine flu deaths, including five in Maharashtra, took India's toll to 396 Tuesday, health authorities said here. In Maharashtra, which has recorded the maximum number of deaths and cases in the country, one death was reported Tuesday, and four others which occurred earlier were confirmed as swine flu toll Tuesday.

[Local News from union-bulletin.com] Walla Walla Union-Bulletin: Local News: None of the e-mail is true and there appears to be more than one phishing scheme involving swine flu. The most recent one looks to have originated in Belgium, said Harvey Crowder, administrator for Walla Walla County Public Health Department.

[The AroundFortWayne Blog] State health officials to begin new 2009 H1N1 Flu vaccination ...: persons in Indiana have been vaccinated, with persons six months to 24 years of age receiving 61 percent of the vaccinations. Local health departments and providers who give out the H1N1 flu vaccine enter this data into the immunization registry, and there can be a delay between vaccinations being given and then being recorded.

[Health News] India's swine flu toll reaches 606, over 19000 affected: NEW DELHI - Eight deaths due to swine flu were reported Tuesday from various states, pushing up India's Influenza A (H1N1) toll to 201, health officials said here. Also, 229 fresh swine flu cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected so far with the flu to 6,588.

[Cold Truth] Cold Truth » Blog Archive » CDC warns that there's another bug out ...: The messages says that that users must create a personal swine flu Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov website. Further, the fake message goes on to say that registration is mandatory for all 18-years of age and older.

[Wannabe Data Security Guy's Blog] Personal H1N1 Vaccination Profile? SCAM! « Wannabe Data Security ...: The messages request that users must create a personal H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov website. The message then states that anyone that has reached the age of 18 has to have his/her personal Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov site.

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