Fake Email

[Amiga Forever]

Such as this



Best things I would do Ignore them....


Do you get fake emails?

 

[fitzsteve]

Yeah there's a lot of phishing emails at the moment, in fact this kind of fraud is on the up at the moment and criminals take advantage of the current situation. Delete, ignore, etc. Some mail services like hotmail have a report button.

Just be sure not to click on any links and of course never enter your personal details into these, if you're unsure if an email is genuine you could contact the company by a trusted contact number such as on a bill.

 

[miggymad]

To everyone, be vigilant and remember ... if something seems too good to be true, it probably is!

Some light reading for you here - https://www.getsafeonline.org/protecting-your-computer/spam-and-scam-email/

 

[matt020]

On the topic, my Mrs says I do need a bigger appendage, so if anyone gets a pen1s enlargement offer via email, help a brother out and send it my way, yeah?
Cheers.

 

[Amiga Forever]

Yeah there's a lot of phishing emails at the moment, in fact this kind of fraud is on the up at the moment and criminals take advantage of the current situation. Delete, ignore, etc. Some mail services like hotmail have a report button.

Yes there is report button where you click 3 white dots then lists of options menu and you should be able see

Security Options > Mark as Junk
Mark as Phishing
Report Abuse

I think I would select as Phishing and then delete it then done with!

 

[Retroactive]

I received that exact same email about 3 weeks ago... I don't receive any TV signals and therefore don't require a TV licence.

The emails which really grind my gears are the ones that state "We have been watching you masturbate, also what videos you have been maturbating to" "We will send video of both to all your email contacts!

I don't have a webcam. I don't have pron..

I can't help but think that there must be people out there that actually go along with these scamming sh1Theads and pay into their bitcoin accounts.

 

[salaxi54]

The emails which really grind my gears are the ones that state "We have been watching you masturbate, also what videos you have been maturbating to" "We will send video of both to all your email contacts!

I don't have a webcam. I don't have pron..

I can't help but think that there must be people out there that actually go along with these scamming sh1Theads and pay into their bitcoin accounts.

Yup, had such a ("sextortion"-as it is called) threat recently. What's serious about it, is the fact the folks (had 2 different threats) revealed that they had a true password from an account of mine! Of course i went through changing every single password from every account i have, of course i don't do such things, and i actually contacted the Police about it. We've got what you call an e-crime section, and they actually do a great job. Ignorance is your best friend, and informing the authorities is a good move i think.

 

[deladrevoc]

The UK government has recently stepped up efforts to tackle these low-lives, you can forward phishing emails here:

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/report-suspicious-emails

 

[Amiga Forever]

thanks for links deladrevoc, I already report them as phishing in hotmail and hopefully that would last i hear them!

 

[Watson]

I have always received such phishing emails, even from banks and organisations I don't have accounts or membership with, and there is a lot more activity as of late because I have been receiving more than usual since the breakout of Covid19 ​

Stay vigilant, and it is best to report everything where possible!

Be safe ​

 

[xubidoo]

had the TV one, Santander,Paypal and today i got a Spotify one lol , never even used the service

 

[Bobbie1891]

had the TV one, Santander,Paypal and today i got a Spotify one lol , never even used the service

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