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[Zhills]

I just received an email from Target. I do not shop at Target and I never give out the email address where I received this one.

It is a scam! Be aware!

[HarDee]

It's easy enough to check if it's a scam. Go to the Target website and see what they have sent out. They HAVE recently sent out an email that says that a person's name, address, phone and email may have been obtained. That email isn't a scam.

[Fla Kitty]

I also received the same email and I did shop 1 time in December at Target. I don't remember giving my email address but in the past may have ordered from them.

[DJs mom]

I received an email from Target on Wednesday about their security breach and it is not a scam.

[duclane]

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Everyone-Thinks-This-Target-Email-Is-A-Sca...

This could explain the e mails

[Ibby114]

I got the email also and rarely shop at Target- maybe once or twice a year. Last time was over the summer! I believe they're sending this email out to a wide range of people (everyone & anyone!) just to cover themselves for class action lawsuits. CYA - they can't do it enough in a situation like this!

[chickenbutt]

I got one today. I don't know if it's legit or not, as I have heard there actually IS a legit one out there. But I deleted it, anyway.

Hopefully, my info is safe. I never go out to the store and only occasionally shop there, online, with a Target card. The only reason the card is good for that is that they give you free shipping and an additional percentage off your order for using it.

[dooBdoo]

On 1/17/2014 duclane said:

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Everyone-Thinks-This-Target-Email-Is-A-Sca...

This could explain the e mails

duclane, Thanks for posting this. I think it's worth posting part of the article for those who don't want to click on a link:

Everyone Thinks This Target Email Is A Scam

Thursday, January 16, 2014

"Millions of people have gotten a suspicious email from Target in the last couple days informing them that their personal information may have been stolen in the recent data breach.

The email offers customers a year of free credit monitoring through Experian, which includes identity theft insurance.

That sounds great, except no one trusts that the email is actually from Target...

...But this particular email is actually legitimate, as is the domain and the offer of a year of free credit monitoring. Target confirmed the email's validity on a website the retailer is using to log all its communication with consumers.

The reason why some people are getting the email who haven't shopped there recently is because the hackers may have stolen personal information that the retailer had on file, including names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and email addresses.

Target could have retained that information from a purchase you made many years ago."

[katiescarlett]

On 1/17/2014 DJs mom said:

I received an email from Target on Wednesday about their security breach and it is not a scam.

Same here, the exact same message is on Target's website. However, I am going to link to the identity theft protection offering from Target's website, not via the e-mail.

[Shogirl]

I received the same letter and signed up with Experian. I purchased one Christmas gift on-line and that's all for a very long time at Target, but it doesn't hurt to be safe and sign up for the free protection.