AT&T warns of hoax message

[ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 12/9/02 ]

AT&T warns of hoax message

By KATHY BRISTER
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer

AT&T Corp. is warning customers not to respond to bogus e-mails asking for personal information. The e-mail says AT&T needs customers to verify billing records by providing social security numbers, credit card numbers, birth dates, mothers' maiden names and driver's license numbers.

The e-mail has "att-global.com" in the address. AT&T does not know how many customers received the e-mail, which went to both residences and businesses. The company said it has stopped the messages but warned they could reappear.

It is asking customers not to respond to the messages and to forward them to AT&T security at security@att.com. AT&T discovered the bogus e-mail campaign when a customer sent one of the messages to its security division Friday evening. The company said it blocked the messages later that night.