Scams

[mikejay]

Just had an email claiming to be from E-ZPass for driving on toll roads without paying attached is an invoice. I have not been abroad so know its a scam but beware as i suspect as soon as you view the attachment you will be hit with the cryptlocker virus. There seem to be a lot of these about at the moment so be careful what you open.
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2014/07/09/ez-pass-customers-warned-email-scam/12396365/

Mike

 

[Sharon the Cat]

There are a lot of emails with invoices attached & also viruses going around.

So much so, I deleted a genuine email from my local council trade waste dept.
The sender came up as "Invoices" & the subject line just said "your invoice is attached". No reference, no mention of the council.
They are outsourcing services such as invoicing and apparently have a bunch of numpties lacking in any form of web-savvyness doing it for them. :rolleyes2:

 

[Sharon the Cat]

Not as bad as spreading all those hoax warnings.

 

[Deleted member 775]

never read my emails unless i know who there from .in fact i have in exess of 4000 unread e mails in my email box all rubbish ,if i get bored i spend a bit of time deleting them but i never seem to be able to get on top of them ive had another 30 or so today .

 

[jagmanx]

Be more sympathtic and helpful

Many use the internet and are not as "Clued up" as you seem to be or indeed I think I am.
Advice to delete unknown emails/attachments is helpful.
Have you not even been caught out once ?.
I consider myself an experienced and cautious user but....
We use this site to help people !!!

 

[trevskoda]

david is right though common sence and a good provider , i use thunderbird on linux which brings my hotmail and yahoo to me and anything sus is flaged up with a big orange flame saying we think this is a scam do you wish to proceed,even if i do open it cannot get any further and i just deleat.windows users need to take more care and do as david does or you will get a hit.

 

[Deleted member 775]

no its yahoo ,whoo hoo or however they are .seems everybody needs an email address so that will do . never signed up to any company news letter that i know of, but god theres some **** in there some company now offering me to be a model ha ha , i would look good with some bog roll stuffed down my y fronts i am shure . and i am missing out on seven grand my payment protection refund it seems ,strange as i have never had a loan in the first place.