Please pardon my use of rich text. This is a very well perpetrated scam. I have to assume, for safety's sake, that many others received this (unless I'm just lucky)... Someone has put out a letter seemingly from AudiogoN asking for credit card info to update your account. Quote; "If you fail to do so, the account will be terminated in 24 hours." DO NOT click on the link. DO NOT send any information! Here is the response I received from AudiogoN, including the original headers from the fake e-mail... there is no !!!

Hello,

The e-mail you received is FAKE. Do NOT reply and do NOT give them any information.

Please write back if you have any further questions.

Thank you,

Audiogon Staff




HighEndAudio said:

Greetings! I received an e-mail from which I responded to, but was promptly returned as undeliverable. The message said I have 24 hours to re-new my account or it would be deleted. It went on to prompt me to click a link which brought me to a page asking for the usual info, and also for my credit card number, my ATM number, and it made me think twice... I will forward it to you asap for your inspection and verification.

Thanks very much;
Ted

Here are the original headers:

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td height="250" align="center" valign="top"strongYour audiogon Account  Will Be Updated /strong.    br
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The account will expire unless you will re-enter your personal information.  br
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You must fill in the form within 24 hours after receiving this e-mail,or your account will be suspended. br
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