Thanks for posting this... and it begs a reminder... never ever ever ever open ANY attachment unless you both know WHO it came from and THAT they sent it... and even sometimes that won't be safe if someone passes something along that they don't know is a virus.

Before things got crazy with the internet, I used to run without antivirus software and I never had a single virus on any of my machines. So being careful is the first line of defense. I do use good protection software now because the viruses are so rampant and one false click when I'm not paying attention could infect me.

it's interesting how well they phrase the subjects lines that just make you crave opening the email,

It is, and also how professional they make the emails look. I get lots of email from "banks" asking me to log in and update my account and password. These are ALWAYS people scamming to get your info. A bank will NEVER ask for your password except when you are actually logging into their site. The sites that they create to get the data look like exact duplicates of the banks' real sites. Sometimes the scammers even register a domain name that is very similar to the bank's name so that if you check the address you think you are really at the bank's website.

So, like Sky said, don't bite that apple! (Or "open that window" for PC users )