discussion More dodgy emails

[stona]

Really? Who would fall for this?


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Never mind the spelling, 'this emails was...' doesn't exactly inspire the reader with the senders grasp of basic english grammar


Cheers


Steve

 

[Ian M]

Lol just got that one not five minutes ago. They must just hope people are thick or gullible . 

 

[PaulTRose]

strangly enough i just checked my junk email account (which i use to sign up for places so all the spam goes into it) and i have it also.....got it about 7am GMT..............if three of us have it id suspect that the sites email list has been compromised

 

[stona]

It was sent to one of my email accounts, but there are any number of ways the sender could have got those details, it's an account I use for all sorts of (legal!) things.


Cheers


Steve

 

[Gern]

Just read mine too.

 

[stona]

There is a pattern forming !


I've just had another one from 'Amazon', complete with the usual bad grammar and spelling mistakes. Have a read, it is beyond bad, some is almost nonsense.


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I do in fact have an Amazon account, but needless to say there is nothing wrong with it. Time to update security on the relevant email account methinks.


Cheers


Steve

 

[Gern]

I tried to update my email security earlier this year Steve and downloaded a programme recommended by Virgin ..... ooops!


Not only did it not solve the problem - I still have some toerag in Germany sending emails in my name - it also put the kiss of death (bluescreen) on my PC when I uninstalled it. I had to reset my PC back to factory condition and re-personalise it from scratch. I have most of my files backed up so I didn't lose everything, but it was a real PITA getting everything back and running as I like.

 

[dave]

You don't need extra programs,  there are two possibilities to my knowledge:


1) sending from a different account but playing with the header to make it look like you account


2) they actually have access to your account in which case change the password and if possible force a re log in all devices,  this prevents them just remaining logged in to your account.


the second worked when my twitter account was hacked a few years ago.

 

[monica]

oh how I hate,dodgy email,I get some simulate to these from paypal,


saying much the same thing,I don,t even open them,or read,if in spam,I just


delete the whole lot,


as for one time I,did contact paypal,saying what is going on,and so no,and there ,


was nothing wrong at all,so that's why,I don,t open,

 

[Guest]

I am a professional computer engineer so if anyone needs any help cleaning or just checking their computer over for peace of mind...

 

[monica]

I am a professional computer engineer so if anyone needs any help cleaning or just checking their computer over for peace of mind...

that's so very nice of you Rik,my one ,would have so much junk in it, :/

 

[Guest]

Well if you want any help Monica, just let me know.

 

[monica]

ta Rik,much appreciated,maybe just a good clean out of all the junk,that hides and is hard to remove,

 

[Guest]

Start by downloading Mbam. Install it, update it, let it scan and remove everything it finds.


https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/


Get the free one but don't start the free trial. That way it remains free for ever.


Let me know how many it finds.

 

[BarryW]

Cyber security is a major issue for me and my business and we need to be so careful.  These email scams are getting cleverer and cleverer.  Good software is essential but even so you need to keep alert. Those responsible for these emails really are the scum of the earth.

 

[Snowman]

Funnily enough "Black Hat Europe" is hosting a show in the building my office is located in - BDC Islingtong, London (http://www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk/)

 

[stona]

Cyber security is a major issue for me and my business and we need to be so careful.  These email scams are getting cleverer and cleverer.  Good software is essential but even so you need to keep alert. Those responsible for these emails really are the scum of the earth.

I couldn't agree more Barry, but most of these clowns can't spell or write English correctly, which makes them dumb scum and less likely to succeed. Sadly they can simply send many, many emails of this type and they only need one vulnerable person to fall for the scam to make it pay.


I have noticed efforts by some financial institutions to alert customers to these sorts of scams, Barclays are running a good TV commercial at the moment. This sort of commercial is not cheap, which implies that Barclays are having to make good losses due to cyber crime which justify the expenditure on the advertising. I don't believe they are doing it as a public service, though they would like us to think so. They are doing it because it is in their own interest.


Cheers


Steve

 

[Guest]

I wonder how much productivity is lost in a years time by these dirt bag scammers? It's got to be some horrendously large number I'm sure.


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[stona]

SWMBO received a very convincing email purporting to be from HMR&C telling her that she hadn't filed her VAT return and they had calculated her liability at some large sum, which they would take from her business bank account in a few days time. She knew she had filed her return, literally the previous week, and had no such liability. The email is a scam, but far better than most, well composed and in good English, and has since been forwarded to HMR&C's 'phishing' department. The scam is well timed to coincide with a period when many small businesses and self employed people are indeed supposed to be filing their returns.


Cheers


Steve

 

[rickoshea52]

My wife had some from Netflix and PayPal informing her of some payments she had made, she doesn't have an account with either.