Of course, there are no tickets, said Paul Ducklin, head of technology in Sophos' Asia Pacific region, in a written statement. And there is no film trailer -- just a malicious program which tries to download further malware from the Internet. Remember: If an e-mail sounds too good to be true, then you can safely assume that it isn't true.
The e-mail's subject line reads, Pirates of the Caribbean 3. After talking about the movie itself, the e-mail then tells users that the movie trailer is provided in the attachment. Don't try, don't buy, don't click, don't reply, said Ducklin.
The Disney-produced pirate movie starring Johnny Depp opened in theaters on May 24. To receive daily e-mail alerts and RSS URLs of stories posted on TMCnet.com, please enter keyword terms to match and your e-mail address.
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