Got an e-mail this morning that unless I update all my info, including banking info, Paypall is gonna close my account on me and take all my money in there !!
Problem is......I dont have a Paypall account ! .
I'll give the scammers credit though, this isn't your usual Nigerian-prince/king/president scam, they went to a LOT of effort to make everything look "official" on the link they sent.....they just forgot to use HTTPS. Dead give-away.
I got the Paypal one myself. I never click any link on those without calling in person to verify. I got one from American Express too. My mailbox account gets at least 2 warnings every day, for last 6 years, that my account is going to be closed in 24 hrs. Latest scam I got yesterday was from Kroger grocery store. I go there so called and checked it out...bogus. They offered me $400 a week to be a secret shopper...just click the I accept link....
Originally posted by MidEngineManiac: I'll give the scammers credit though, this isn't your usual Nigerian-prince/king/president scam, they went to a LOT of effort to make everything look "official" on the link they sent....
You mean I don't really have relatives in Nigeria?? I got a letter from my long-lost Aunt just yesterday.
As you may have noticed, I sent you an email from your account. This means that I have full access to your account.
I've been watching you for a few months now. The fact is that you were infected with malware through an adult site that you visited.
If you are not familiar with this, I will explain. Trojan Virus gives me full access and control over a computer or other device. This means that I can see everything on your screen, turn on the camera and microphone, but you do not know about it.
I also have access to all your contacts and all your correspondence.
Why your antivirus did not detect malware? Answer: My malware uses the driver, I update its signatures every 4 hours so that your antivirus is silent.
I made a video showing how you satisfy yourself in the left half of the screen, and in the right half you see the video that you watched. With one click of the mouse, I can send this video to all your emails and contacts on social networks. I can also post access to all your e-mail correspondence and messengers that you use.
If you want to prevent this, transfer the amount of $718 to my bitcoin address (if you do not know how to do this, write to Google: “Buy Bitcoin” .
My bitcoin address (BTC Wallet) is: 1JmfaVr3x5fRKRmuhUBpWNQFy51Sfo4T6u
After receiving the payment, I will delete the video and you will never hear me again. I give you 48 hours to pay. I have a notice reading this letter, and the timer will work when you see this letter.
Filing a complaint somewhere does not make sense because this email cannot be tracked like my bitcoin address. I do not make any mistakes.
If I find that you have shared this message with someone else, the video will be immediately distributed.
Originally posted by tshark: Here is one that is making the rounds. ___________________________________________________________________________
Hello!
As you may have noticed, I sent you an email from your account ...
I got a text from ?someone?, 92-914, which said I no longer have bill reminder. That if I wanted it turned back on, that I should text 'yes' back.
, I don't want any bill reminders. I am well aware of them.
Funny thing, I texted back "who are you". They responded with "ok, your reminder will be turned back on". Then I get another message saying, "sorry, we did not understand your reply. Confirm by texting "yes".
I received an email from Fed Ex about a package for delivery. Unfortunately I opened it and received an encripto virus on my files. and an $800 request in bit coins. I took my computer back to the computer store for them to clean the files. The was a$130 charge to clean the computer plus losing many files mostly photo files and some Excel spread sheets. I no longer open any files that I don't recognize.
I received an email from Fed Ex about a package for delivery. Unfortunately I opened it and received an encripto virus on my files. and an $800 request in bit coins. I took my computer back to the computer store for them to clean the files. The was a$130 charge to clean the computer plus losing many files mostly photo files and some Excel spread sheets. I no longer open any files that I don't recognize.
My step son used to work on computers for missile systems while in the Air Force. He has reset my computer back to a previous date, at my home, which cleared all the problems.
I am computer illiterate. Verify my thoughts.
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There is a somewhat humorous email that circulated as a "manual virus". The idea is that you do the damage yourself; no payload or links. The instructions are to delete personal and system files. Some people fall for this.
My home telephone system screens EVERY incoming call. If caller ID is someone I know, or expecting, Ill answer. Otherwise answering machine picks up. If its an unknown number, you have to leave a message. If you dont leave a message, all I have to do is click block number. Then that number can never ever call me again. I can block a single number, by area code, or by 3 digit exchange number (thats great for robo callers who have many different phone numbers in the same exchange). It cut down on telemarketing calls from 30-40 a day to 3 or 4 a week.
It cut down on telemarketing calls from 30-40 a day to 3 or 4 a week.
We have a national "Do Not Call" list up here....and all the telemarketers did was move operations overseas and say "frack your lists and your laws"....So, we lost those jobs, and STILL have to fight to be left the hell alone.
As you may have noticed, I sent you an email from your account. This means that I have full access to your account.
I've been watching you for a few months now. The fact is that you were infected with malware through an adult site that you visited.
If you are not familiar with this, I will explain. Trojan Virus gives me full access and control over a computer or other device. This means that I can see everything on your screen, turn on the camera and microphone, but you do not know about it.
I also have access to all your contacts and all your correspondence.
Why your antivirus did not detect malware? Answer: My malware uses the driver, I update its signatures every 4 hours so that your antivirus is silent.
I made a video showing how you satisfy yourself in the left half of the screen, and in the right half you see the video that you watched. With one click of the mouse, I can send this video to all your emails and contacts on social networks. I can also post access to all your e-mail correspondence and messengers that you use.
If you want to prevent this, transfer the amount of $718 to my bitcoin address (if you do not know how to do this, write to Google: “Buy Bitcoin” .
My bitcoin address (BTC Wallet) is: 1JmfaVr3x5fRKRmuhUBpWNQFy51Sfo4T6u
After receiving the payment, I will delete the video and you will never hear me again. I give you 48 hours to pay. I have a notice reading this letter, and the timer will work when you see this letter.
Filing a complaint somewhere does not make sense because this email cannot be tracked like my bitcoin address. I do not make any mistakes.
If I find that you have shared this message with someone else, the video will be immediately distributed.
We have a national "Do Not Call" list up here....and all the telemarketers did was move operations overseas and say "frack your lists and your laws"....So, we lost those jobs, and STILL have to fight to be left the hell alone.
yeah we have one too, i remember when it first came out, we signed up for it.. It never worked. lol. Still got solicitors/scammers calling daily. Just ditched the house phone, never used it anyway.
Had a phone call from 800-922-0204 saying that they were my phone carrier and someone purchased a phone to an address that was different that the one we have been using. The trick was they put a password request in online, and then they ask you to read back the password from your message. I told him I do not give out any passwords over the phone and after some back and fourth, he gave up. What the internet says about the number: "Consumers usually believe the calls are genuine because their Caller ID reports the calling number originates with Verizon Wireless customer service. But such caller ID information can now be easily manipulated or faked, making it harder than ever to truly know who is calling."
Heres a new one ive never seen before. I dont know if its legit or not, ill just wait and see or call Google in person. Anyone else have any info? I obviously have google on my cmptrs, but dont know what google+ even is.
" Google+ Team <noreply@plus.google.com> Fri, Feb 1, 3:18 PM (4 days ago)
You've received this email because you have a consumer (personal) Google+ account or you manage a Google+ page.
In December 2018, we announced our decision to shut down Google+ for consumers in April 2019 due to low usage and challenges involved in maintaining a successful product that meets consumers' expectations. We want to thank you for being part of Google+ and provide next steps, including how to download your photos and other content.
On April 2nd, your Google+ account and any Google+ pages you created will be shut down and we will begin deleting content from consumer Google+ accounts. Photos and videos from Google+ in your Album Archive and your Google+ pages will also be deleted. You can download and save your content, just make sure to do so before April. Note that photos and videos backed up in Google Photos will not be deleted.
The process of deleting content from consumer Google+ accounts, Google+ Pages, and Album Archive will take a few months, and content may remain through this time. For example, users may still see parts of their Google+ account via activity log and some consumer Google+ content may remain visible to G Suite users until consumer Google+ is deleted.
As early as February 4th, you will no longer be able to create new Google+ profiles, pages, communities or events.
See the full FAQ for more details and updates leading up to the shutdown.
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I keep getting messages on one of my email accounts, claiming to be from the administrator, saying things like "your account has been hacked", "you need to change your password" or "your account is being shut down". The problem is that I own the domain and run the server myself. I am the one and only administrator. Some people just aren't that bright.
The wife and I each get about four scam calls a day lately.
What I don't get is that they all try to mimic our phone numbers, I guess so the number looks familiar, but me getting calls from Phoenix doesn't work. I just got the number there.
I don't know where they get the numbers from to call, as they are cell phones. It's irritating to say the least. I have to put my phone on "Do Not Disturb" while I sleep because they call constantly.
Usually, if I answer they have a recording saying something like my account has been compromised, or my CC, or it's a collection and to push 1 to connect to a person. If I push 1 it hangs up. Occasionally the first part manages to make it to my voicemail.
The wife and I each get about four scam calls a day lately.
What I don't get is that they all try to mimic our phone numbers, I guess so the number looks familiar, but me getting calls from Phoenix doesn't work. I just got the number there.
I don't know where they get the numbers from to call, as they are cell phones. It's irritating to say the least. I have to put my phone on "Do Not Disturb" while I sleep because they call constantly.
Usually, if I answer they have a recording saying something like my account has been compromised, or my CC, or it's a collection and to push 1 to connect to a person. If I push 1 it hangs up. Occasionally the first part manages to make it to my voicemail.
I dont think they even pick out phone numbers for the most part. They just robo call every number in order till someone bites. My phone permanently blocks any call from a number I dont know, or if I dont know it, blocks them if they dont leave a message. Then that number doesnt even ring in anymore. If they do leave a message, and its a telemarket call, i just click the block button and theyre gone forever too. The number they call from is saved in my caller ID though till I erase them. Ive seen the same number try and call me back 5 times in 2 minutes. I was getting 25-30 telemarket calls a day until I got the new phones, now I might get one a week. My cell phone ignores any incoming call not listed in my contacts. It dont even have voicemail or a message.
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