Dear friends:

See warning below.  I have long been suspicious of e-mail greeting cards and will not click on the links unless the sender is both revealed and known to me.  Be careful.

Jim
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Beware fake greeting cards

There are several web sites through which you can send a virtual birthday, anniversary or other greeting card to a friend. It's a nice gesture; you construct the card, create a message to go inside and enter the friend's email address, and he/she is notified to pick up the card on the web site. I've received many in the past from friends of mine. Recently, though, phishers have begun to exploit this common feature, sending you fake cards with URLs that, when clicked on, will take you to a malicious site that attempts to steal information that can be used for identity theft. Even experienced Internet users are sometimes fooled; see the blog post here:
http://www.wxpnews.com/LBTBEK/070619-Fake-Greeting-Cards

Be very careful about picking up those cards now. One clue that a greeting card message isn't legit: most of the real services give you, in the email notice, the name or email address of the sender.If the message just says "a friend sent you a card," with no identifying info, proceed with caution.