SCAM: Email Phishing Alert!

Scammers have been presenting themselves as FairPoint representatives and contacting customers by email to ask for their email account passwords. Providing sensitive information to a phishing scam could lead to denial of access to email to substantial financial loss and other problems.

FairPoint Communications does not make it a practice to contact customers asking for their login name and/or password.

If you receive an email request for this information, please forward it to us at scamalerts@fairpoint.com. We are investigating the situation and urge you not to respond to email communications that allege they are from the company.

Computer users worldwide now regularly receive email hoaxes, all of which take the same general form: the messages appear to come from a well known source (i.e., FairPoint Communications). These messages can be very convincing. They may vary each time, although many of them refer to "webmail." However they always end up asking for your login and/or password.

Thank you,
FairPoint Communications

Sample of the phishing/scam email:

Dear Valued Client,

This is to notify you once again sequel to our last mail to you,that we
are yet to receive the details below from you that will enable us carry
out upgrading process of your account.Important notice, harmful virus
was detected in your account which can be harmful to our subscriber
unit, You are to enter your email address and password
here{____________, __________} to set in an anti virus in your user
account to clear up this virus. We do need your co-operation in
providing us with this personal information requested to enable us
insert your account information into our anti virus machine for clean up.

We are sorry for the inconveniences this might have caused you. Failure
to do this, we are sorry your account will be deleted immediately to
prevent the virus from harming our subscriber unit.

Thank You, Admin. Team.