"Heads up" on yet another attempted scam

[Vagabond]

Yesterday morning I switched on my PC after a week away, and decided to check my E-mail

 

There was an E-mail allegedly from BT telling me that "as I had not responded to earlier E-mails" (there weren't any) unless I responded by 11th November to the link given, my E-mail address would be deleted.

 

B***** H*** !!

 

However, when I looked at the E-mail more closely I noticed the following

 

1. The E-mail was dated 11th November , received at 5.36 pm. (possible, but not likely that BT would give such short notice)

 

2. It started "Dear customer" (ie not personalised)

 

3. The E-mail address was "bt.com" (ie not btinternet.com or btopenworld .com)

 

4. The tone was a bit curt - not the usual obsequious "best attention at all times"

 

5. There were plenty of BT logos scattered about, but overall it didn't look quite right

 

So I diagnosed it as a "phishing" attempt, ignored it, and E-mails from my usual correspondents continue to arrive.

 

Just thought I'd alert y'all

 

 

 

 

[Worms]

Thanks for the info Dave, I haven't had that one (yet) but I've had a couple of dodgy Paypal emails, same thing, not personalised and "not quite right".....reported them to Paypal and they stopped!

[Magi]

I've had quite a few proporting to be from PayPay requesting I "Upgrade my account and bank details as they are out of date"

 

No they're not ... and no I wont !!

[Norm B]

Yesterday morning I switched on my PC after a week away, and decided to check my E-mail

 

There was an E-mail allegedly from BT telling me that "as I had not responded to earlier E-mails" (there weren't any) unless I responded by 11th November to the link given, my E-mail address would be deleted.

 

B***** H*** !!

 

However, when I looked at the E-mail more closely I noticed the following

 

1. The E-mail was dated 11th November , received at 5.36 pm. (possible, but not likely that BT would give such short notice)

 

2. It started "Dear customer" (ie not personalised)

 

3. The E-mail address was "bt.com" (ie not btinternet.com or btopenworld .com)

 

4. The tone was a bit curt - not the usual obsequious "best attention at all times"

 

5. There were plenty of BT logos scattered about, but overall it didn't look quite right

 

So I diagnosed it as a "phishing" attempt, ignored it, and E-mails from my usual correspondents continue to arrive.

 

Just thought I'd alert y'all

 

 

 

Had a pop up yesterday, supposedly from Adobe, telling me my computer was running slow and to download a "fix" and it would sort it out. Well, Adobe doesn't monitor my computer and those that do offer me a fix but want to charge me for it. I'd hate to think of the damage this "fix" would have done to my computer or what information it would have passed on to some ne'er do well in eastern europe.

[wotnobivvy]

I've lost count of the number of banks who have asked me to verify my details with them. If I had had £1 wih each one of them I would be a rich man :yahoo:

[Now there's a right un.]

Respond and you won't be rich for long.

[chesters1]

I am glad the old chap who i help with his machine doesnt read his emails LOL