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"LinkedIn: New messages awaiting your response" spam mail leads to malware site

A spam mail purportedly coming from LinkedIn claims that 'New messages awaiting your response' , intercepted by Dynamoo.

The mail look legitimated but looking into the sender email address(CC8504C0E@updownstudio.com) , we can easily identify it is fake mail.

The spam mail:

LinkedIn
REMINDERS

Invitation reminders:
From Emilio Byrd (Insurance Manager at Wolseley)


PENDING MESSAGES

There are a total of 88 message(-s) awaiting your response. Go to InBox now.

This message was sent to [redacted]. This is an occasional email to help you get the most out of LinkedIn.

Adjust your message settings.

LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission.

2012, LinkedIn Corporation.
If a user curious to see the message and click the link provided in the mail, he will be redirected to '69.194.201.*/links/deep_recover-result.php'. The above IP hosts the latest version of BlackHole Exploit kit (BHEK2.0).
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