@El Loro posted:Thanks Baz
Link to that BBC article:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62967556
Fake emails and texts - BBC has identified some of the web addresses of the scammers.
I got a text at 3.15am re energy rebates and gave this link,
energy-scheme-support.com
When i entered that it blocked my access saying it was highly suspicious (I did that knowing I would be protected and prompted by the protection thingy on me lappy)
@Saint posted:I got a text at 3.15am re energy rebates and gave this link,
energy-scheme-support.com
When i entered that it blocked my access saying it was highly suspicious (I did that knowing I would be protected and prompted by the protection thingy on me lappy)
and Norton's comment on that link:
"This is a known dangerous webpage. It is highly recommended that you do NOT visit this page."
Quick heads up âĶIâve had two phone calls telling me that I have suspicious activity on my bank account âĶan Amazon payment , and an overseas paymentâĶand to press button 1 or 2 ! Of course itâs all a load of rubbish âĶ but just in case anyone else gets one they are doing the rounds again !
There was this news item yesterday about victims of bank fraud:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63736573
@El Loro posted:There was this news item yesterday about victims of bank fraud:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63736573
Yes, I saw that on the news El .
Iâve had some emails supposed to be from Norton security (which I donât have 
)warning me itâs about to run out . I never open them âĶ.just read the preview . Iâve also had a couple of HMRC ones which appeared to be linked to an overseas house sale âĶ.Needless to say they are both now blocked .
Google the variants of that one
He lived in a one bed flat
@velvet donkey posted:
I'll always love Blackpool 
Caught out by an idiot.
Just received the "Microsoft account security notification" email scam this morning.
The email text was:
Dear [E_Lair],
Your account [notmyemail@address.com] is scheduled to be closed on 4/3/2023 due to account inactivity. Once your account is closed it will be deleted in accordance with the Microsoft Services Agreement.
If you want to keep your account, just sign in between now and 4/3/2023. All your files, data and info will be just as you left them until then.
To learn more, click here.
Thanks,
The Microsoft account team
Apart from the red flag of an odd email address being quoted, it looked fairly convincing, and the link addresses weren't as obviously fake as usual. However a quick Google confirmed it as a scam.
@Eugene's Lair posted:Just received the "Microsoft account security notification%hanks " email scam this morning.
The email text was:
Dear [E_Lair],
Your account [notmyemail@address.com] is scheduled to be closed on 4/3/2023 due to account inactivity. Once your account is closed it will be deleted in accordance with the Microsoft Services Agreement.
If you want to keep your account, just sign in between now and 4/3/2023. All your files, data and info will be just as you left them until then.
To learn more, click here.
Thanks,
The Microsoft account team
Apart from the red flag of an odd email address being quoted, it looked fairly convincing, and the link addresses weren't as obviously fake as usual. However a quick Google confirmed it as a scam.
Barstewards Thanks Eugene 
Iâm getting lots of Russian ladies wanting to send me photos recently âĶgoodness knows what site Iâve visited to prompt those .Needless to say they go straight in the delete binâĶ.unopened .
New one on me
Allegedly from Facebook
apparently Iâm having trouble logging inâĶ..Iâm not
just put all your details into a page on internet etc
no thanksâĶâĶ
@Baz posted:Quick heads up âĶIâve had two phone calls telling me that I have suspicious activity on my bank account âĶan Amazon payment , and an overseas paymentâĶand to press button 1 or 2 ! Of course itâs all a load of rubbish âĶ but just in case anyone else gets one they are doing the rounds again !
I had such a phone call this morning though this time there had been a ÂĢ1,100 charged on my Visa debit card by gambling sites and ÂĢ300 re Amazon.
Had phone call tooâĶ.to do with energy bills and just press a few buttons to confirm I could claim a refund.
Yesterday evening I had a text followed by a verification code. As I had not been on that website or requested a verification code i didnât click it. I never do click on any links I get in texts anyway.
Funny thing was the text didnât show up in âtext logâ on my mobile. It seems it âdeletedâ itself.
O2 users beware.
Scam of some kind methinks
@Moonie posted:Yesterday evening I had a text followed by a verification code. As I had not been on that website or requested a verification code i didnât click it. I never do click on any links I get in texts anyway.
Funny thing was the text didnât show up in âtext logâ on my mobile. It seems it âdeletedâ itself.
O2 users beware.
Scam of some kind methinks
Thanks for the heads up MoonieðĨ°ðĨ°
@Moonie posted:Yesterday evening I had a text followed by a verification code. As I had not been on that website or requested a verification code i didnât click it. I never do click on any links I get in texts anyway.
Funny thing was the text didnât show up in âtext logâ on my mobile. It seems it âdeletedâ itself.
O2 users beware.
Scam of some kind methinks
Moonie, it could be that a scammer is trying to get access to your account, so it's safer if you change your password as a precaution
If anyone gets an unexpected email supposedly about a Oral-B toothbrush offer, it's a scam which has been recently reported and is a phishing one trying to get your personal details including credit card. Some of them look as it it's the Oral-B website, some look as if it's from Boots.
I've just received such an email.
@El Loro posted:If anyone gets an unexpected email supposedly about a Oral-B toothbrush offer, it's a scam which has been recently reported and is a phishing one trying to get your personal details including credit card. Some of them look as it it's the Oral-B website, some look as if it's from Boots.
I've just received such an email.
Thanks for the info El
I just gone one from UPS.
They can clean thereselves out 
@El Loro posted:If anyone gets an unexpected email supposedly about a Oral-B toothbrush offer, it's a scam which has been recently reported and is a phishing one trying to get your personal details including credit card. Some of them look as it it's the Oral-B website, some look as if it's from Boots.
I've just received such an email.
Iâve had some of those El âĶ..not that I opened them
@velvet donkey posted:I just gone one from UPS.
They can clean thereselves out
Or words to that effect , eh Velvet 