Scams like these

[Buzzard]

I'm happy to call back on my prepaid, nothing I can be charged.
If I want to hide my number I just #31# before the number I'm calling.

 

[wandering_fred]

header with valid links

Welcome to Qantas Rewards

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Dear Customer Our aim is to always provide a service that is tailored to suit your needs every time you travel with Qantas. We would love to hear your thoughts on your recent experience with us.Please may we ask that you take a few minutes to complete a short questionnaire. The survey typically takes around 3 minutes to complete. Your feedback is extremely important to us as it will assist us in improving the quality of our products and services.As a reward , you will be credited cash and miles points . ​

The start the survey link is somewhere I would rather not explore
........ankovic [dot] com

This just after receiving a "Red planet" survey on cyber security....

Consider where you might be asked to be wandering
Fred

 

[drron]

Well I wonder what my cut will be.
Hello dear,
Compliments, I am Mr. Umaru Kabiru a banker in Accra Ghana. I have an urgent and confidential business proposal for you. Let's invest the sum of Sixteen Million dollars in your country under your care. I will give you details if you show interest. Be kind enough to inform me if you are interested for us to proceed.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Mr. Umaru Kabiru

 

[VPS]

They can't even get the punctuation correct - what hope have they got - also a .kr email address

Hello Email User,



Compliments of the season,i hope you are in good health.I am a banker with a financial Institution here in china and i am writing to you for an opportunity that will benefit us both immensely.I have discovered an unclaimed inheritance fund and i wish to lay down your name as the next of kin to the amount in question due to the death of the depositor who died years ago along with her family.



However,i assure you that will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law both in your country and here in china once the fund is transferred to your bank account.The funds i am referring to is right here in this bank floating in suspense account,therefore i solicit for your cooperation to be in collaboration with me to have this done. If you are interested in this transaction,I will need you to provide the following information urgently to enable the attorney start the processing of the all the relevant legal documents for the money remittance. all i want you to do for me now is to give me your Name: , Address: , Tel:, Age: , Sex:, Occupation: so that i can give you more details.



I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.



Yours Sincerely,

From Treasury Department.

The Export-Import Bank of China.

 

[wandering_fred]

Your package could not be delivered on 09.17.2020, because no customs duty has been paid (1.10 AUD).

follow the instructions
Delivery scheduled between: 18.09.2020 - 21.09.2020
{some details with clickable items}

Warning !
If the package is not received within 30 days, Australia Post has the right to claim a deduction compensation of 7.49 euros for each day of detention!
For more services, find the tracking of your shipment by clicking here
We thank you for your confidence,
Regards,
Your Post AU customer service.
This e-mail is sent automatically. It is therefore not possible to respond to them in return.

Sure didn't look like the click would take you to an Australian Post website....

Not worth wandering
Fred

 

[PineappleSkip]

deduction compensation of 7.49 euros

From Auspost! Bit of a giveaway that one.

 

[p--and--t]

I don't have Netflix, and even if I did they wouldn't be sending me an email from an address that looks like a scrambled egg, bad grammar and rows and rows of question marks



Unfortunately, we are unable to approve your payment for your next subscription cycle. Because financial institutions have rejected monthly charges, Netflix cannot receive payment.

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Update current billing information

Unfortunately, we are unable to approve your payment for your next subscription cycle. Because financial institutions have rejected monthly charges, Netflix cannot receive payment.

To resolve the issue, Please update your payment information by pressing the button below.

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For more information. Please visit the Help Center for more info or contact us.

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[prozac]

Not a scam despite looking like one. In response to a personally addressed email from Paypal I logged into my Paypal account today, this did have me checking the IP address.

Sadly Paypal have no obvious way to contact them by email so I guess they will just have to remain looking stupid to their customers.

 

[Spongbob]

I got a phone message that our Netflix service will disconnected unless $XX.XX is paid immediately.

Odd, we do no have a Netflix subscription.

 

[OATEK]

Purpose of payment:money transfer for work done on the Internet



Amount:27 567 USD



Operation number:46776546202-781254



Sender:WESTERN TRANSFER



Status:Awaiting Confirmation



р/с:425625420000032659856142



TIN:4215236842563



BIC:252354855697



GO TO RECEIVE PAYMENT >>> <removed>

 

[wandering_fred]

From a VERY strange email origin
and with a dot doc attachment

I don't have a SMSF.....

No sense wandering
Fred

Federal Tax Authority/payment confirmation -

Dear e-user,
The way you need to advise us of your SMSF's financial
institution account (FIA) or electronic service address (ESA) has changed.
Thank you for your attention

Australian Taxation Office

 

[QF WP]

A new way of doing the same old scam...

"Dear Friend,

I am indeed happy to inform you that the total Funds has been successfully Transferred abroad to with the help of my new partner and in Appreciation for your earlier acceptance to assist, I have credited an ATM Visa Card with the sum of $800,000 USD as Compensation for your Past efforts.

In my search for a trusted one that will send the ATM to you as my departure was impromptu, I handed the ATM card to (Rev. Father Marlon Mayor) at the Holy Cross Cathedral convent. Kindly Contact him with your detailed address where to send by Courier service the ATM and also you mobile or Telephone for facilitated communication. The email and Telephone number of the Reverend father are (email deleted) and (number deleted - Ukranian number) respectively. Feel free to Discuss with him the modality to send your Compensation ATM to your address as soon as possible.Make sure you contact him now to avoid deactivation of your ATM due to delay.

Yours Faithfully,

Barrister Michael Johnson."

 

[bushtuckerman]

Here is selection of recent spam-scams. It looks like they all eat from the same bowl.

 

[Cossie]

I received an SMS to my phone stating I had a "telegram", click on the link to access. The site seems legitimate, but I don't know anyone that would send me this. To me, it seems like a scam, but I'm a negative nelly,
Anyone else have similar SMS's?

 

[Hvr]

received an SMS to my phone stating I had a "telegram

Given that telegrams in Australia ceased in 1988 you need to ask who is haunting you from you past.

 

[dajop]

I received an SMS to my phone stating I had a "telegram", click on the link to access. The site seems legitimate, but I don't know anyone that would send me this. To me, it seems like a scam, but I'm a negative nelly,

What is the address of the link and the address of the site it is sending you to? Is it linking you to telegram.org?

 

[Cossie]

What is the address of the link and the address of the site it is sending you to? Is it linking you to telegram.org?

Yes, I went to the site, but not the specific address given.

 

[dajop]

IIRC. the telegram app sends you a link that starts with "h t t p s : / / t . me / " (without the spaces!) and someone may have invited you.

In any event I'd just ignore it unless someone specific you know requested you join. In which case, if you did want to join download the app to your phone via the app store and progress that way, no links involved.

 

[OATEK]

Hello!

I have got some bad news for you.
Two months ago, I have received access to all electronic devices you use for browsing the internet.
After that I have started tracking your entire web activity.

If you don't believe that I really got access to your email box, here is some persuasive evidence.
Your password at the time when this email was hacked: basil123

Now I am going to reveal to you how it happened:
I created a fake website of your email service (optusnet.com.au) and sent you an invitation for authorization.
You entered your email and current password.
That's how I got your login credentials and started using your email undetected.
After that I managed to easily install Trojan horse on the operating system of your device.
(You did that yourself, once you opened the file in one of the phishing letters that I have created in your email).

This virus provides me with access to all controllers on your device (camera, microphone, keyboard etc.).
Likewise, I have saved all your data, photos, videos, your social network credentials, chats and contacts.

This malicious software is updated on a regular basis, hereby it is almost impossible to detect it by various services and system administrators.
That's why I have been totally invisible for you for quite a long time.
Recently, I have figured out that you are a big fan of cough and enjoy watching "very specific hardcore movies".

I think you know what I mean...I have managed to edit a few clips, where you eagerly cough, and I have included the films you were watching while masturbating.
Rest assured that I can easily send this interesting video to all your contacts, friends, relatives or simply post it on the web with just one click of mouse.
I don't think you would like that to happen. It is going to be really shameful and tragic for you.

Well, I don't want to put you in situation like that, since I see that you are a decent and honest person.
Hence, I offer you a deal:
You transfer 1450 USD in Bitcoin equivalent to me and I once the payment is received, I will immediately delete all the evidence against you.
I have been working on you and your files for two months by now, and trust me, this was just a chicken feed for me!
If you don't know how to purchase and send Bitcoins, then you can simply use any search engine (Google is just fine) for assistance.

So, here is my Bitcoin wallet: xxyyxx

I give you 48 hours to send me money.
Please don't respond to my email, since it makes no sense. I have created this letter in your email, and the reply address I have obtained from a single email database.

It makes no sense to ask someone for help either, because this mail cannot be tracked and Bitcoin transactions are always anonymous. Everything has been deliberately planned.
I see all your chats, wiretap your calls and spy on you. Likewise, If I ever find out that you told anybody about this letter - the video will be immediately shared on web!
As soon as you open this letter, I will receive an automatic notification and start the countdown right away.

Good luck, and wish you never get a phishing like this again in future!

--
P.S. Got two versions of this on the same day.

 

[OATEK]

And a new one to me: