[FieldTrip] e-mail spoofing by ResearchGate

[Aaron Schurger]

This is unrelated to FieldTrip, but I think it still falls within the
general interest of the community.

Beware of e-mail spoofing by a company called ResearchGate. They send
an e-mail that seems to come from a colleague of yours asking you to
join, when in fact that colleague knows nothing about it. It is a
spoofing scam. Just something to be aware of.

Aaron Schurger


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Aaron Schurger <aaron.schurger at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: ResearchGate: Response to your inquiry
To: User Care <usercare4 at researchgate.net>


You said "one of your co-authors claimed a publication on ResearchGate
and invited you as a co-author". But which one of my co-authors? It
was not the one who's e-mail address was listed as the "sender",
because I asked that individual and they had not initiated any
invitation.

Why would you send me an e-mail showing the name "Anne Treisman" as
the sender (see attached), with Anne's photo in the message saying
explicitly "Anne Treisman invited you to join ResearchGate," when in
fact Anne Treisman had not invited me to join ResearchGate. This is
called "e-mail spoofing". In fact Treisman only joined ResearchGate in
order to stop being harassed by e-mails purportedly from her colleague
Bob Desimone, who in fact never invited her to join ResearchGate
either!

My first e-mail was polite. This one won't be - stop the bullshit.

Sincerely,
Aaron Schurger

On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 9:13 AM, User Care <usercare4 at researchgate.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> 2 Jul 2013:
>> I've received e-mail "invitations" to join ResearchGate from people that I
>> know, and when I asked if they had sent the invitation they said 'no'. I
>> have colleagues who have all had the same experience (including the one who
>> supposedly "invited" me). This does not inspire trust in your service. I
>> certainly will not join.
>
> Thank you for your message.
>
> You received this notice because one of your co-authors claimed a publication on ResearchGate and invited you as a co-author. If you'd like to be put on our black list (meaning that we'll never email you again) - please follow the link in the footer of the email you received.
>
> Please do let us know if you have any further questions,
>
> Regards,
> User Care



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Aaron Schurger, PhD
Post-doctoral researcher
INSERM U992 / NeuroSpin
CEA - Saclay, France
+33-1-69-08-66-47
aaron.schurger at gmail.com
http://www.unicog.org


--
Aaron Schurger, PhD
Post-doctoral researcher
INSERM U992 / NeuroSpin
CEA - Saclay, France
+33-1-69-08-66-47
aaron.schurger at gmail.com
http://www.unicog.org
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