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More bogus emails are floating around again. IF you have been selected to win a prize, foreign lottery, rebates, etc, unless you specifically signed up online for that very thing, its a scam. This one is a new twist:

Dear Customer,

You've been selected to take part in our quick and easy survey In return, Microsoft Corporation we will credit $80 to your account - Just for your time!

Please spare two minutes of your time and take part in our online survey so we can improve our products. Don't miss this chance to change something.

To continue click on the link below:

http://www.microsoft .com/en/us/survey/default.aspx which redirects you to http://www.hcsroofing.com/ redirect.html

Copyright 2008 Microsoft Corporation

The email address has been spoofed to read as coming from Microsoft. I don't think this roofing company has thought out the kind of reputation they are going to get by tricking people to visit their site. In their defense, I'm sure they were sold this "service", since I doubt the employees had the skill to spoof the address.

Update:

Dear CitiBusiness customer,

CitiBusiness new Scheduled Maintenance Program protects your data from unauthorized access. CitiBusiness Online Form is important addition to our scheduled maintenance program.
Please use the link below to access CitiBusiness Online Form:

http://citibusiness.citibank.com.dastin1.nom. es/businessdir/cbof/start.asp?ref=3029112734418557199493530462421347048795086885560758203&session=1982721651285

Please do not reply to this auto-generated email. Follow instructions above.

This one just came in. Another scammer tactic, the url looks legit, but they use third level domains to make it seem like its from Citibank.  Of course, I don't bank there, but they are the third largest bank in the US so the scammers are playing the odds. I've forwarded a copy to their anti-phising dept. NEVER CLICK THE LINKS and ALWAYS DELETE these!-Charles

The city of Henderson is getting the first Green community in the state, Sommerset. This intimate community of only 48 homes will be the first community built powered by solar energy. Homes will generate their own power through rooftop solar collectors and will feature excluse GE ecomagination products, including a whole house energy monitor that will tell the homeowners how much power and water they are using per month. The unit also tracks the amount of solar power being generated and keeps archives of production and use. Homes sizes range from just over 1,600 sf to over 2,700. All homes also come with state of the art GE energy saving appliances as well.

Home buyers looking for green property were resigned to condo living until the arrival of Sommerset. Priced in the 300's, these homes will not last. Call 702-493-8033 for more information or to schedule a tour. I may also be reached at info@lvrealty.net -cr

Related:

Will going Green effect older homes

Matt's website was featured in this month's REALTOR magazine as one of seven websites that "work". The integrated mls search, combined with advanced filtering capabilities won him a top seven spot out the thousands of websites across the country. Congrats to Matt & company for their impressive site.

Check out the winning site at www.phoenixhomes.com -Charles

Las Vegas residents, like some many others in other parts of the country, have been seeing their utility rates continue to go up every year. The push to go "green" is also getting stronger as well, which leads me to my question: Will the energy efficiency of  a property becoming more a major selling point (or detriment) in the next two years?

I put a post up asking that on our main blog here. Along with a poll. I'm curious to see the results. - Charles