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Any of you guys received one of these yet?
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Pretty good phishing e-mail, but still...phishing e-mails make the news?
Haven't seen one yet. Anyone who clicks on a link AND enters their credentials really deserves whatever is at the other end. Someday people may get a little smarter about online safety.
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Just never ever click through to any URL from an email.
Go to the site yourself, manually, and log in legit.
Just never ever click through to any URL from an email.
Go to the site yourself, manually, and log in legit.
Haven't seen one yet. Anyone who clicks on a link AND enters their credentials really deserves whatever is at the other end. Someday people may get a little smarter about online safety.
I always send these on to the company's. I have found that the fraud or support@ usually go through and get a response.
Since I run Linux I can pretty much ignore this sort of thing. Recently I have had similar messages from banks I have no connection with, Amazon, and even the US IRS, which brought a laugh since it over 12 years since I was last there, and I live and worked in the UK for 45 years!
The trick with these messages is to first look at what type of file the attachment is. It is always a zip. A reputable firm will never send you a zip. They always send in PDF, TXT, RTF,or WORD.
Since I am running Linux I use Ark to open the zip, and it is nearly always an .exe, or a ..scr.
The other thing to do is to look at the header. The sender may look correct, but if you can open the source of the message and look down several lines you can find the real sender which is always bogus.
The best rule I would suggest is to use Mozilla Thunderbird and learn to use the spam filters. This is what I do and after a couple of attempts these messages just stop appearing.
The next best is to just never open an attachment or click on a link if you are not sure.
Since I run Linux I can pretty much ignore this sort of thing. Recently I have had similar messages from banks I have no connection with, Amazon, and even the US IRS, which brought a laugh since it over 12 years since I was last there, and I live and worked in the UK for 45 years!
The trick with these messages is to first look at what type of file the attachment is. It is always a zip. A reputable firm will never send you a zip. They always send in PDF, TXT, RTF,or WORD.
Since I am running Linux I use Ark to open the zip, and it is nearly always an .exe, or a ..scr.
The other thing to do is to look at the header. The sender may look correct, but if you can open the source of the message and look down several lines you can find the real sender which is always bogus.
The best rule I would suggest is to use Mozilla Thunderbird and learn to use the spam filters. This is what I do and after a couple of attempts these messages just stop appearing.
The next best is to just never open an attachment or click on a link if you are not sure.
So, because .0001% of our readers don't find this "newsworthy" we shouldn't post news items that can affect not only our readers but the vast majority of their non-tech savvy friends and family?
Plus, this is convenient for those of us with spouses and family members that don't believe anything we say unless we provide a link. Send a link, our job is done...don't get phished grandma!