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BE ALERT!!!
I received the following SCAM/Phishing email (see attached) that is purportedly from NameCheap. The domain in the "from" address is "notifications@namecheap.WS" and it was registered a couple of days ago.
They seem to be trying to obsfuscate some of the text for whatever reason (spam filters maybe?!?!?) because when I tried to do a copy & paste the body of the email I ended up with a LOT of gibberish. It took a minute to understand what they had done.
For example, the last paragraph reads, "We take your security and privacy very seriously...." but when I tried to copy and paste it I saw this,
After focusing my eyes for a moment, I realized what they did was,
So be careful!!!!
Ps. Does anyone know what the "0687034230" is all about and why it doesn't appear?
This is the first time I've ever encountered this particular "hidden/invisible" code/text.
I received the following SCAM/Phishing email (see attached) that is purportedly from NameCheap. The domain in the "from" address is "notifications@namecheap.WS" and it was registered a couple of days ago.
They seem to be trying to obsfuscate some of the text for whatever reason (spam filters maybe?!?!?) because when I tried to do a copy & paste the body of the email I ended up with a LOT of gibberish. It took a minute to understand what they had done.
For example, the last paragraph reads, "We take your security and privacy very seriously...." but when I tried to copy and paste it I saw this,
W0687034230e0687034230 0687034230t0687034230a0687034230k0687034230e0687034230 0687034230y0687034230o0687034230u0687034230r0687034230 0687034230s0687034230e0687034230c0687034230u0687034230r0687034230i0687034230t0687034230y0687034230 0687034230a0687034230n0687034230d0687034230 0687034230p0687034230r0687034230i0687034230v0687034230a0687034230c0687034230y0687034230 0687034230v0687034230e0687034230r0687034230y0687034230 0687034230s0687034230e0687034230r0687034230i0687034230o0687034230u0687034230s0687034230l0687034230y0687034230.0687034230 0687034230W0687034230e0687034230 0687034230a0687034230p0687034230o0687034230l0687034230o0687034230g0687034230i0687034230z0687034230e0687034230 0687034230f0687034230o0687034230r0687034230 0687034230a0687034230n0687034230y0687034230 0687034230i0687034230n0687034230c0687034230o0687034230n0687034230v0687034230e0687034230n0687034230i0687034230e0687034230n0687034230c0687034230e0687034230 0687034230c0687034230a0687034230u0687034230s0687034230e0687034230d0687034230.
After focusing my eyes for a moment, I realized what they did was,
W0687034230e0687034230 0687034230t0687034230a0687034230k0687034230e0687034230 0687034230y0687034230o0687034230u0687034230r0687034230....
So be careful!!!!
Ps. Does anyone know what the "0687034230" is all about and why it doesn't appear?
This is the first time I've ever encountered this particular "hidden/invisible" code/text.
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