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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fly on December 02, 2013, 10:26:00 AM

Title: More on spam emails.
Post by: Fly on December 02, 2013, 10:26:00 AM

Received this today.
(http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t382/Barry_Fly/ScamEmail_zpse1db5107.jpg) (http://s1057.photobucket.com/user/Barry_Fly/media/ScamEmail_zpse1db5107.jpg.html)

The attachment is an executable file inside a zip folder. Lord knows what it might do if I ran it. It's been deleted.
Other observations.
1. I've never had dealings with the sender, cableplus.com.cn a Chinese/Japanese media company website.
2. The email of mine they have used, 'thefly @', has only ever been used by me for 1 website. CF !
Remember Sap accidently releasing everybody's email address from his database in an email ?
This is what happens when private emails get shared. Sold on to Spammers.

Title: Re: More on spam emails.
Post by: Big Dave on December 03, 2013, 10:51:53 AM

Received the following this morning, supposedly from Sainsbury's:

"Sainsbury's Supermarket Reward Customers‏

You have been selected to access the Sainsbury's Survey and win a 100.00 POUNDS gift certificate.
Please click here and complete the form to receive your reward. Thank you.
This is an automated message. Please do not reply.
Message Id: 0019268154-Sainsbury's"

Yeah, right....

Title: Re: More on spam emails.
Post by: Spire on December 03, 2013, 02:39:05 PM

Hi

I have a cast iron rule, I never unzip files attached to emails no matter who they are from.

Even if I have won a £1000000 in a lottery I never entered  :)

Title: Re: More on spam emails.
Post by: Fly on December 03, 2013, 03:21:21 PM

Don't worry, I knew what I was dolng :-)