Scams like these

[Johnstone]

I get the Apple and Paypal "your password has expired - click here to change your password" scam quite regularly

 

[drross]

I get the Apple and Paypal "your password has expired - click here to change your password" scam quite regularly

'Your Apple account expires in three days' again this morning..i thought it expired a couple of months ago...must be another of my Apple accounts this time.

 

[RAM]

received 4 of these in 2 days this week..not sure where/ why i'd be sending thousands of dollars to Anyone

And of course you DID NOT OPEN the attachment.

Being curious most often leads to a virus on your computer.

 

[get me outta here]

Or, as the IT guy said on the radio this morning, you get a "bot", and I don't think it stands for your cute bottom.

And of course you DID NOT OPEN the attachment.

Being curious most often leads to a virus on your computer.

 

[drross]

And of course you DID NOT OPEN the attachment.

Being curious most often leads to a virus on your computer.

have had another couple since I originaly posted. I do worry about the elderly user receiving this sort of email and opening it to see what's going on

 

[RAM]

have had another couple since I originaly posted. I do worry about the elderly user receiving this sort of email and opening it to see what's going on

Unfortunately industry statistics show about 1 in 20 to 1 in 200 under 35s open them. Depending on how relevant and timely it is.

If the email is half decent and coincides with a transaction (especially) then it significantly increases the likelihood of being successful. Some are so bad that they fail and others succeed because people with ESL do not spot some obvious cues.

That is why a number of companies block access to specific high volume legitimate sites as well as all non-company email accounts.

Still enough people make the mistake and make this a multi-billion dollar industry as the recent multi-billion dollar bank hacking revelation recently revealed. They had at least one person per bank click on a link in the last two to three years.

Safest rules:

* If you are not expecting it - don't open it.
* If you think there is a chance it may be legitimate - call the company or the person mentioned.
* Never reply

 

[QF WP]

This one landed in my junk folder - all the links have been taken out:

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[robd]

Anyone know what this is? We usually screen the calls that come to the home phone, but randomly, we pick up before the answering machine kicks in. Recently, the phone rings and when you pick it up, it starts ringing at the other end. When that happens, we hang up, but within seconds, it starts ringing again and round and round in circles we go. If you leave the answering machine to take the call, it will only do this twice before stopping.

I'm guessing this is some kind of scam?

 

[UP4014]

Unfortunately industry statistics show about 1 in 20 to 1 in 200 under 35s open them. Depending on how relevant and timely it is.
Safest rules:

* If you are not expecting it - don't open it.
* If you think there is a chance it may be legitimate - call the company or the person mentioned.
* Never reply

Or open it on the work computer.

 

[OATEK]

Anyone know what this is? We usually screen the calls that come to the home phone, but randomly, we pick up before the answering machine kicks in. Recently, the phone rings and when you pick it up, it starts ringing at the other end. When that happens, we hang up, but within seconds, it starts ringing again and round and round in circles we go. If you leave the answering machine to take the call, it will only do this twice before stopping.

I'm guessing this is some kind of scam?

Are you in NSW? Lots of automated political calls already this campaign.

 

[robd]

Are you in NSW? Lots of automated political calls already this campaign.

No. Melbourne.

 

[QF WP]

Early election then . That sounds like an overseas one where once you answer, it gets routed to the PABX for one of the hordes to answer. I love pressing numbers on the keypad

 

[lc_461]

I'm trying to sell my old car on Gumtree. The number of people interested in the car but 'working overseas on an oil rig can I just pay by Paypal' is phenomenal.

 

[OATEK]

"Hello,I 'm Kojo Michael from Liberia, but presently living in Gambia with my little sister Haddy, due to our condition since the death of our parents. However, I write to seek your help and cooperation to help us retrieve our consignment which contains (money) which is seal in a trunk box and put in security vault. The vault agrees to be using their emissary as courier for onward delivery of the consignment to your country after Mr.Hassan Hamid disappointed us out of his greediness.


At first, our agreement is 20% which 5% should be set aside to procuring any expenses upon delivery of the total sum of the money US$5.5 Million Dollars, 57kilos of gold bar and gold dust plus 1500carat of diamond stones, but he later changed our initial agreement with him and demanding for 60% of the total sum. Please, if you can assist/help us retrieve the consignment box (money) from the diplomat, as the vault does not know the content of the consignment, we will be very happy to compensate you with 25% of the total sum.


Furthermore, I will give you the contact details of the delivery agent so that you can speak with delivery services and then take delivery of the consignment box (fund) to be delivered to your destination address on our behalf then you will help us to process our traveling documents after delivery is being successfully made to you so that we can relocate to your country to continue our education. You will advise us on whatever profitable ventures which we shall invest on our percentages on Please, I would also need an experienced person like you to assist us set up; develop a good investment project that will yield us profit, before we complete our education.


You will be in charge of the investment and you will also be entitled to a percentageagreed upon from the investment. I am expecting your urgent response.


Your maximum cooperation is highly needed.


Thank you and God bless,

Kojo Michael & Haddy"

 

[drogba]

I also had the Gumtree one. Pretty funny actually, "I already sent you the money, send x amount back because blah blah blah"

 

[medhead]

Anyone know what this is? We usually screen the calls that come to the home phone, but randomly, we pick up before the answering machine kicks in. Recently, the phone rings and when you pick it up, it starts ringing at the other end. When that happens, we hang up, but within seconds, it starts ringing again and round and round in circles we go. If you leave the answering machine to take the call, it will only do this twice before stopping.

I'm guessing this is some kind of scam?

That's just the auto dialler system, I assume. You have to wait for them to answer to find out the scam.

 

[robd]

That's just the auto dialler system, I assume. You have to wait for them to answer to find out the scam.

Ha, ha "...wait for them to answer...." They're dreaming.:-|

 

[medhead]

Ha, ha "...wait for them to answer...." They're dreaming.:-|

The funniest part of my day, waiting for them to answer. That's one way to make them stop calling

 

[RAM]

The funniest part of my day, waiting for them to answer. That's one way to make them stop calling

Once they answer speak enthusiastically for a few seconds and then say, "Can you hold on a minute, someone's at the door...."

Their time & their money ticks by.

 

[Mogul]

Must say if I'm not doing much at night I can't wait for the phone to ring. Best I have done is just over 40 minutes with the Microsoft guy, the one I had the other night hung up after only 20 minutes. Nothing better than when they start getting angry at you but they just can't hang up.

The latest one seems to be regarding a car accident some time in the past and they are lawyers claiming to be able to expidite your claim. Obviously there is no accident, but you can have some fun with them along the way.