Scammers Abuse 'Email This' Feature on Legit Websites

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Scammers Abuse 'Email This' Feature on Legit Websites

Security researchers warn that scammers are abusing the "share via email" functionality of news websites in order to push scam emails that bypass spam filters.

In on example presented by Rik Ferguson, senior security advisor at Trend Micro, a classic 419 advance-fee scam was sent through the "email this" feature on the New York Times. This functionality allows users to share links to articles with their friends and is common on many websites. However, it's no longer very used today when there are Facebook Like or Tweet buttons.

Nevertheless, the feature can prove useful to scammers because it usually allows adding a personal message to the notification.

In Mr. Ferguson's case, the scammer associated a message claiming they need assistance to transfer a large sum of money, with an article about social science funding.

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