Erikson Music (Canadian Korg distributor) phishing?

Giner · Post by **Giner** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 11:31 pm

Received an e-mail allegedly from Erikson Music, Canadian distributor for Korg, as follows:

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Confirm your subscription
DON'T MISS OUT ON RECEIVING OUR EMAILS!

On July 1, 2014 Canada implemented new laws that regulate how we can communicate electronically with our customers.

In order for us to comply with the legislation we need to know if you would like to continue receiving email communications from us. We ask that you reconfirm your email subscription by clicking on the button below.

Yes, continue sending me emails

We really appreciate your business and value you as an email subscriber.

Sincerely,

Korg Canada
Erikson Music

By confirming your subscription you're granting Erikson Music permission to email you. You can revoke permission to mail to your email address at any time using the Safe Unsubscribe link found at the bottom of every email.

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In the past week I've received e-mails in similar vein from Apple and PayPal asking to confirm account details. Standard BS, I know, but has anyone else been getting this crap?

Cheers, Giner

jeremykeys · Post by **jeremykeys** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 1:05 pm

I haven't seen this but I don't think it's fake. I don know the CRTC forced a law through to try and cut down on spam. I've got a fairly good blocker on my browser so it may have just gone straight to my junk mail.

Giner · Post by **Giner** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 1:47 pm

Thanks, jeremykeys. I've no suspicions about Erikson at all, maybe I'm just a bit over cautious.

Cheers, Giner

jeremykeys · Post by **jeremykeys** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 2:18 pm

Caution is good! Especially these days when it seems like just about everybody is trying to screw you out of something. I checked my junk mail and didn't see anything from Ericson. Just the usual suspects trying to give me money! Yeah, right!

Hope you out west there have a Happy New Year!

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:58 pm

Without clicking it, roll your mouse over where it says "Yes, continue sending me emails" on the mail and look at the status bar (usually at the bottom of the browser) to see what the URL of the link is, in otherwords where it would take you.

Of course Korg CA could use a third party automated URL reference service, but if it looks dodgy, don't even bother clicking it, just delete it.

I don't even hit the "unsubscribe me" links these days unless I know EXACTLY where it has come from, as it often does little more than tell any such [potentially dodgy] person that your email is active and working, which they then sell on to other people to spam you like crazy.