Scams like these

[drross]

Has Viber been mentioned in this thread? I keep getting messages from random numbers, but never open them. Apparently I won an iPhone 6 -

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been getting those ones too. weird

 

[Himeno]

Home has been getting phone calls every Friday night stating "your windows computer has a virus". The person answering the phone they asks "which one? we have (either 6 or 50 depending on who answered)"
"The one connected to the internet"
"They all are"

They quickly hang up when told that the call is being recorded.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

We just got the ATO scam call...

'Is the Mr MEL_Traveller?'

'Yes'

'Well, the police are on their way to arrest you for outstanding tax liabilities, can we have the number of your criminal lawyer, or we can sort this out now'

I responded with my new counter measure... 'sorry, but before you go any further, this is a call answering service, I can take a message and have Mr MEL_Traveller call you back'.

protracted silence... call terminates from other end

This approach works particularly well if they start the call identifying you by name!

 

[get me outta here]

Just reading about ransom ware and I went looking for Flash on my computer (but didn't find it), as apparently it is a know weak spot, and it should be deleted or disabled.

 

[RAM]

Just reading about ransom ware and I went looking for Flash on my computer (but didn't find it), as apparently it is a know weak spot, and it should be deleted or disabled.

Do you have a Windows or Apple machine?

If Apple then you should be correct.

If Windows then you are likely wrong. Normally hidden away in not obvious location. IE has it built in directly.


DO NOT CLICK ON MY LINK - I could be tricking you

Protect yourself from Flash attacks in Internet Explorer | ZDNet

www.zdnet.com/.../protect-yourself-from-flash-attacks-in-internet-explor...


Feb 6, 2015 - Instead, security fixes for Flash vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer on Windows 8 and later are delivered through the tried-and-true Windows ...


DO NOT CLICK ON MY LINK - I could be tricking you


This is how careful you have to be unfortunately.

If you have a Windows machine, do a search on "Flash, IE" and it should come up with the above.

For any link always look at whether it is to a http page etc.

Latest scamware can be activated from inside a PDF file.

Nothing is safe - if you're not expecting an email with an attachment then Don't Open it, call the person to double check first.

 

[get me outta here]

Thanks. I am running both Apple and Windows. I am aware of your last point re not opening anything much at all.

Do you have a Windows or Apple machine?

If Apple then you should be correct.

If Windows then you are likely wrong. Normally hidden away in not obvious location. IE has it built in directly.


DO NOT CLICK ON MY LINK - I could be tricking you

Protect yourself from Flash attacks in Internet Explorer | ZDNet

www.zdnet.com/.../protect-yourself-from-flash-attacks-in-internet-explor...


Feb 6, 2015 - Instead, security fixes for Flash vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer on Windows 8 and later are delivered through the tried-and-true Windows ...


DO NOT CLICK ON MY LINK - I could be tricking you


This is how careful you have to be unfortunately.

If you have a Windows machine, do a search on "Flash, IE" and it should come up with the above.

For any link always look at whether it is to a http page etc.

Latest scamware can be activated from inside a PDF file.

Nothing is safe - if you're not expecting an email with an attachment then Don't Open it, call the person to double check first.

 

[OzEire]

What made me auspicious

You're always auspicious Buzz!

 

[Deleted member]

And another one bites the dust.

Warning after woman falls victim to Facebook scam - National - NZ Herald News

 

[Deleted member]

Received an email today from a known email address (friend). What made me auspicious was how impersonal the email was, no g'day Buzz, how ya goin'. Nothing. There was a link to an article "I think you might be interested in". I deleted the email and rang my friend. Picked up some virus that sent a message to everybody in his address book. Be cautious even when you receive something from someone you know.

did they think you were effluent too?

 

[JohnK]

Just reading about ransom ware and I went looking for Flash on my computer (but didn't find it), as apparently it is a know weak spot, and it should be deleted or disabled.

I have Vista on this machine.

In the first few days I created a profile to log in and was a little slow on getting virus protection software. Got some sort of ransom ware. Turned the laptop off and back on again and again the ransom ware appeared.

I had an idea and that was to go back in as admin profile and deleted the profile that was having issues. I created a new profile for myself and logged in using this one. No more ransom ware but I am expecting it back any day.

 

[wandering_fred]

Another not so new attempt

How are you today?
The below payment has been awarded to you by the Nigeria Government/World Bank to compensate you on the past experience had with the Nigeria scammers.
I write to inform you that we have already sent you $10,000.00 through Western Union as we have been given the mandate to transfer your full compensation payment total sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
(USD) $500,000.00 via WesternUnion by the Government.
I have on a good authority email you the MTCN and sender's details to enable you pick up the first $10,000.00,USD and confirm receipt to us so as to enable us wire the next USD10,000.00 by tomorrow and subsequent ones since we can only send USD10,000.00 a day.
Please pick up this information and get to any western union in your country to pick up the $10,000.00 and email the Western Union outlets incharge of the payment so that they could send you another payment tomorrow.

Happy deleting of emails before wandering

Fred

 

[albatross710]

Has Viber been mentioned in this thread? I keep getting messages from random numbers, but never open them. Apparently I won an iPhone 6 -

That's weird, I won an iPhone 6 as well. It was interesting to read the message to see how they customised (merged) it to show my number as the winner in the text. Not that hard to do but a good touch all the same.

 

[wandering_fred]

Here's one that should be near and dear to the hearts of all those reading this thread.
Needless to say, the "link address" was NOT anything like "qantas". :shock:

Without wandering
Fred

Dear Client,

PLEASE UPDATE YOUR QANTAS ACCOUNT INFORMATION.

We're writing to inform you that our system recorded a failed attempt with your user ID from another location,
we suspect that it may have been attempted in order to gain access to your online account.
Therefore, immediate Profile Update of your account is required for pending security measures to be completed.

Please update profile immediately by following this link.
[link redacted]

Kind regards,
Qantas Club and Frequent Flyer Service Centre


******************* Confidentiality and Privilege Notice *******************

Qantas Airways Limited ABN 16 009 661 901


Visit Qantas online at "qantas dot com"

**************************************************************************** .

 

[Anna]

I wanted some USD to post in a birthday card to a child relative who lives in USA.

I went to the Commonwealth Bank, went inside and used the yellow-and-black ATM that dispenses foreign currency.

I was charged an additional AUD8 for the forex transaction - ok I expected that particular rip off.

Later I found on my statement an additional AUD8 charge "for using a non CBA ATM" - inside the CBA branch!! :evil::evil: Total scam IMO.

 

[Isochronous]

You have no idea how happy I was to terminate my banking relationship with CBA.

 

[CMA222]

..........Later I found on my statement an additional AUD8 charge "for using a non CBA ATM" - inside the CBA branch!! :evil::evil: Total scam IMO.

Surely you had CBA reverse, what was clearly an error?

 

[medhead]

We just got the ATO scam call...

'Is the Mr MEL_Traveller?'

'Yes'

'Well, the police are on their way to arrest you for outstanding tax liabilities, can we have the number of your criminal lawyer, or we can sort this out now'

I responded with my new counter measure... 'sorry, but before you go any further, this is a call answering service, I can take a message and have Mr MEL_Traveller call you back'.

protracted silence... call terminates from other end

This approach works particularly well if they start the call identifying you by name!

These guys left a message on the answering machine at home. The call back number they left is 02 6145 2247. Just putting it out there in case anyone wants to hassle that number. Make sure you turn off caller ID before calling them.

When I called the number straight to message bank. I did: silence, "Who is this?", silence, "This number is being tracked", silence, "We're coming to get you"

Not only is there a serious tax case against me, well I assume it's me since they didn't leave a name on the phone message, for not paying tax. But in the email today I have a $318 refund due, if I update my details. Perhaps I should call the above number and tell them to take the liability out of the refund.

 

[Boris spatsky]

I also had a weird one. 10 missed facetime calls to my mobile (i never answered). I texted the number and asked 'who is this?'. Third time i texted they said 'i have s friend with the same name as you, and i don't use facetime.'

How would they know name? Very bizarre. I have since blocked them. Any ideas??

 

[whatmeworry]

These guys left a message on the answering machine at home. The call back number they left is 02 6145 2247. Just putting it out there in case anyone wants to hassle that number. Make sure you turn off caller ID before calling them.

When I called the number straight to message bank. I did: silence, "Who is this?", silence, "This number is being tracked", silence, "We're coming to get you"

Not only is there a serious tax case against me, well I assume it's me since they didn't leave a name on the phone message, for not paying tax. But in the email today I have a $318 refund due, if I update my details. Perhaps I should call the above number and tell them to take the liability out of the refund.

Googling that number leads to this warning from Consumer affairs.

Warning - Hang Up On Scam Calls Re Tax Office Debt Consumers Threatened With Arrest Warrants | Department of Finance, Services and Innovation

 

[UP4014]

Surely you had CBA reverse, what was clearly an error?

An automated error? I terminated my relationship with CBA many years ago after a similar stuff up.