Scams like these

[AVC]

I occasionally get a phone call from an authentic financial institution. Normally if a payment gets missed. Or maybe they are trying to sell me something.
Funny thing is they want you to verify your own details.
Them - "can you verify your DOB/blah blah blah"
Me - "you tell me what it is"
Them - "we need to verify your identity"
Me - "but you dialled my number which is on file, tell me the last 4 digits of my card number"
Them - "we can't divulge personal information"
Me - "but you expect me to from a cold call? How do I know you are really ANZ"
Them - "oh you can ring us back, do you want the number?"
Me - "no thanks, send me an email, bye"


I posted this one a while back but the original link has gone down.
It's the most classic scam the scammer ever.

https://encyclopediadramatica.se/P-p-p-powerbook

 

[Cynicor]

I occasionally get a phone call from an authentic financial institution. Normally if a payment gets missed. Or maybe they are trying to sell me something.
Funny thing is they want you to verify your own details.
Them - "can you verify your DOB/blah blah blah"
Me - "you tell me what it is"
Them - "we need to verify your identity"
Me - "but you dialled my number which is on file, tell me the last 4 digits of my card number"
Them - "we can't divulge personal information"
Me - "but you expect me to from a cold call? How do I know you are really ANZ"
Them - "oh you can ring us back, do you want the number?"
Me - "no thanks, send me an email, bye"


I posted this one a while back but the original link has gone down.
It's the most classic scam the scammer ever.

https://encyclopediadramatica.se/P-p-p-powerbook

Telstra called me when I had a complaint, and tried to make me identify myself. I was already annoyed enough at them by this stage that when they refused to let me know who to ask for if I called Telstra back that I just reported the whole incident to the TIO and complained online to Telstra again. Did quite well out of it, I think I made over $100 (reversals, compensation/apology) on a $15 overcharge...

 

[medhead]

Another scam this time to do with Apple. In case anyone is wondering, no I didn't click the link. But do read the web address it is pretty clearly not from Apple.

View attachment 45793

 

[get me outta here]

Just rec'd an email from : Emirates Team <[email protected]>

In the body it says, which I did not click on. Has emirates been hacked or is this completely bogus? :

Raf

Hello.

 

[sinophile888]

Just rec'd an email from : Emirates Team <[email protected]>

In the body it says, which I did not click on. Has emirates been hacked or is this completely bogus? :

Raf

Hello.

I received one of these yesterday and one today. I also didn't dare open the attachment.

 

[robd]

Just rec'd an email from : Emirates Team <[email protected]>

In the body it says, which I did not click on. Has emirates been hacked or is this completely bogus? :

Raf

Hello.

I got this too. Deleted.

 

[Cossie]

I got this too. Deleted.

Same here, deleted without opening.

 

[drross]

Same here, deleted without opening.

just received one after reading the original posts...deleted

 

[QF WP]

I just cleared a months worth of personal emails - 18 scam emails.

 

[Buzzard]

I just cleared a months worth of personal emails - 18 scam emails.

You're obviously a very popular person QF WP

 

[QF WP]

Unfortunately. But I get enjoyment out of looking for the obvious tells and one day I might just take one along for a ride...

 

[serfty]

Just rec'd an email from : Emirates Team <[email protected]>

In the body it says, which I did not click on. Has emirates been hacked or is this completely bogus? :

Raf

Hello.

Received that as well!?!!

... Deleted ...

 

[Welsh-Kiwi]

Received that as well!?!!

... Deleted ...

Same here. Received yesterday - and deleted.

 

[CMA222]

Just rec'd an email from : Emirates Team <[email protected]>

In the body it says, which I did not click on. Has emirates been hacked or is this completely bogus? :

Raf

Hello.

Received and deleted. I subscribe to Emirates alerts so that subscription list seems to be a possible source. I am surprised neither Emirates nor "Stay Smart on Line" have issued a warning about it if it is a scam, or in Emirates case, an error.

 

[get me outta here]

If this "Raf" hadn't put in such a 'heads up it's a scam' message though, I may have opened it, even though I have no interest in Emirates at this time. For people clever enough to execute an email hijack, who ever writes the email is remarkably stupid. Still I guess only a few people need to click through to make it to the scammers advantage.

Received and deleted. I subscribe to Emirates alerts so that subscription list seems to be a possible source. I am surprised neither Emirates nor "Stay Smart on Line" have issued a warning about it if it is a scam, or in Emirates case, an error.

 

[rotuma1]

Just rec'd an email from : Emirates Team <[email protected]>

In the body it says, which I did not click on. Has emirates been hacked or is this completely bogus? :

Raf

Hello.

I got yesterday too. Deleted straight away

 

[Cynicor]

If this "Raf" hadn't put in such a 'heads up it's a scam' message though, I may have opened it, even though I have no interest in Emirates at this time. For people clever enough to execute an email hijack, who ever writes the email is remarkably stupid. Still I guess only a few people need to click through to make it to the scammers advantage.

Most of the time it is either purchased lists hacked by others, or a numbers game.

In this case, they figure y% of Aussie/world accounts will have flown with Emirates. Of them another tiny x% may open this attachment.

They don't need to know who has and has not subscribed because they send it to everyone on the list. If I got it I'd know it as a scam because I've never been on, nor subscribed to their emails. Whereas for some of you, it's plausible.

Most of this sort of attack has not come from hacked/leaked lists because the value is not there. You just target everyone instead.

 

[QF WP]

I'm now getting a lot of women wanting to catch up to me after our previous email/chat on Google+. I'm happily married and don't have a Google+ account. Most of the return addresses are .be, so easily deleted.

 

[wandering_fred]

I managed to somehow avoid the emirates email, but did get one from [email protected] with a zip file attachment.

This one I forwarded to [email protected] and [email protected] before deleting.

The more common ones I just delete. Then again real aa.com is still trying to get me to purchase (with $$) a return to AA PLT status... I suppose that's marketing not spam

Happy wandering

Fred

 

[TheRealTMA]

I'm now getting a lot of women wanting to catch up to me after our previous email/chat on Google+. I'm happily married and don't have a Google+ account. Most of the return addresses are .be, so easily deleted.

Sadly, I'm no longer getting emails referring to the fact that I may need 'longer lasting functions' so maybe you are lucky!

Do you think they are monitoring AFF and have seen all those labelled glasses in you photos?