Everything you wanted to know about SCAMS! (well at least computer ones)
Common Email Phishing Scams ALL collected by Yours Truly!
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HERE (on left) we have an email addressed to me from ‘Aramex’. Never heard of them (BUT I assure you it can be ANYONE!)
Now in our email client when I pull down the ‘reply’ link I have other options, including ‘Show Source’ this produces the image on the RIGHT ->
Note – whoever ‘Aramex’ is they would not be having email returned to hjkilano.com (which is where the email originated, shown in the top line).
RESULT: SCAM!!!
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HERE (on left) we have an email addressed to me from Microsoft. Telling me there is an invoice about to cycle and charge me and wanting me to call a number if there was a problem. Needless to say the problems BEGIN if I call it!
Now in our email client when I pull down the ‘reply’ link I have other options, including ‘Show Source’ this produces the image on the RIGHT ->
Note – the email comes from ooconfirmallp2004@gmail.com. Sound like a microsoft account to you? Me neither!
RESULT: SCAM!!!
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HERE (on left) we have an email addressed to me from Paypal. Telling me there is a payment about to cycle and charge me $647.99 and wanting me to call a number if there was a problem. Needless to say the problems BEGIN if I call it!
Now in our email client when I pull down the ‘reply’ link I have other options, including ‘Show Source’ this produces the image on the RIGHT ->
Note – the email comes from 192160408@office.itb.ac.id. Sound like a Paypal account to you? Me neither!
Further – ANY email from Ebay or Paypal will ALWAYS use my FULL name – not ‘Dear Customer’ or no name!
RESULT: SCAM!!!
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HERE (on left) we have an email addressed to me from The Geek Squad! Telling me there is a payment about to cycle and charge me $385.99 to renew my service! and wanting me to call a number if there was a problem. Needless to say the problems BEGIN if I call it! Do you really imagine we would have a contract with the Geek Squad? LOL 🙂
Now in our email client when I pull down the ‘reply’ link I have other options, including ‘Show Source’ this produces the image on the RIGHT ->
Note – the email (yellow circle) comes from info@geek-squadserviceii3.co! Not even a .com address! Sound like The GeekSquad to you? Me neither!
RESULT: SCAM!!!
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Scareware scams -- Beware they are tricky!
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HERE (on left) we have an email addressed to me from a hacker telling me he has put viruses on my computer and has observed all my nasty activities! He offers to ‘forget about it’ if I send him BITCOIN to the BITCOIN wallet near the bottom.
NO TO LOOK FURTHER. AND DONT NEED MORE EXAMPLES!
ANYTHING WITH A THREAT – AND A BITCOIN ADDRESS – IS A SCAM!!!!
BOX POPPING UP ON YOUR SCREEN! BEWARE
The boxes below are good examples of scareware. THEY ALL are simply inducements to run software (DONT)
or call various phone numbers (DONT – they will answer and claim they are infact Microsoft, HP, Apple or whomever. But – they aren’t!
ALL THESE ARE SCAMS. IGNORE THEM. THEY CANT REALLY HURT YOU!
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