erroneous fraud warning - can you help?

Martin Hepworth maxsec at gmail.com
Wed Oct 28 12:24:49 UTC 2020


It’s because the link shows as one thing but sends you off elsewhere, hence
looks dodgy

Why the odd redirect?

On Wed, 28 Oct 2020 at 11:30, Shawn Iverson via MailScanner <
mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info> wrote:

> If you are using a link protection service, you will want to turn off this
> option in MailScanner:
>
> Highlight Phishing Fraud = No
> On 10/27/20 10:01 AM, Andy Hunter wrote:
>
> Hello, I am sorry if this is not the proper use of this list, but I need
> help.
>
> My company is legitimate, but is somehow being flagged by mailscanner.
> Links to Bookshop.org get this warning:  *MailScanner has detected
> definite fraud in the website at "linkprotect.cudasvc.com". Do not trust
> this website:* *MailScanner has detected definite fraud in the website at
> "linkprotect.cudasvc.com". Do not trust this website:* *MailScanner has
> detected definite fraud in the website at "linkprotect.cudasvc.com".
> Do not trust this website:* Bookshop.org
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fBookshop.org&c=E,1,o56gMoT4pM9xf-POSW8SNpzj_1rLsZYITksfLNvu2fy0g02J2TH0SdO9erKsIMYtwDQq-zJTsq7GoXRBYG3hcgbx48ieuNKPFtn0v4I8ah7tW3NHA8gD0w,,&typo=1>
>
>
> Our payments are handled by Stripe, Stripe has been audited by a
> PCI-certified auditor and is certified to PCI Service Provider Level 1.
> This is the most stringent level of certification available in the payments
> industry.
>
> We are an alternative online bookstore that supports local businesses that
> are competing with Amazon. All transactions are secure and free of fraud.
> How do we remedy this error message?
>
> --
> Andy Hunter
> Founder & CEO, Bookshop.org
>
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>
> Shawn Iverson
> shawniverson at summitgrid.com
>
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Martin Hepworth, CISSP
Oxford, UK
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