Recently, the Internet has experienced email viruses that “spoof” the sending e-mail address. That means the “From:” line is faked, selected from a list of e-mail addresses culled off the Internet. This can result in an email that appears to be from a TeleHold email address when, in fact, it is not. WorldCom, TeleHold’s email provider screens all incoming and outgoing email traffic to ensure that that they are free from viruses.

Spoof e-mails that may have been generated by a virus (or may even contain a virus) may possibly be maliciously generated outside the TeleHold email system, without our knowledge, and are beyond the control of TeleHold. Please accept our condolences for this mutual inconvenience and rest assured that TeleHold Corporation takes every possible precaution to ensure our that our networks, systems, servers, and legitimate email traffic are protected to the highest degree.

On Monday September 8, 2003 the TeleHold.com domain was the latest target of an e-mail spoofing scheme. Through continued investigation, this incident appears not to be a virus but rather a ploy by spammers to pass through ISP e-mail filters and avoid detection by stealing the domain of telehold.com.

TeleHold is pursuing this matter vigorously. By executing this scheme, these spammers/spoofers are committing numerous felonies including trademark infringement, cyber-piracy, identity theft, unfair competition and unfair business practice.

At this time TeleHold has identified one individual, and is meticulously building its case in conjunction with the FBI in order to prosecute this individual to the fullest extent of the law. If you or anyone you know has information relating to this case please contact us immediately. Any correspondence will be kept strictly confidential.

RESOURCES

For more information on Spoofing:
"Spoofing: Identity Crisis"

If you or your organization has been a victim of a cyber crime:
"How The FBI Investigates Computer Crime"

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