I got this in my inbox today. I just can’t believe the lengths that some people go to, just to scam people. People may not fall for this, but even if just one unsuspecting person gets hit, then they’ve done their job. I did notify Canadian Tire about this email, but I’m not sure if anything can be done from their end.
Dear valued Canada Tire member,
It has come to our attention that your Canada Tire account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website.
If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension. Please update your records on or before May 06, 2010.
Once you have updated your account records, your Canada Tire session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
To update your Canada Tire MasterCard records click on the following link:
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Thank you,
Canada Tire Security Advisor.
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Great site.