Spam emails to look out for

1.1K followers

8 years ago

Hi again Folks

I want to give people here at WA a heads-up on spam emails that may hit our website email accounts from time to time.

Now that we have our websites up and running, we will probably have an email account or two set up, specifically for our websites.....something like

contact@ourwebsite.com

support@ourwebsite.com and so on and so forth.

So we are cannon fodder for these spammers and also for online bots that trawl the internet for newly published email accounts.

I am no different to anyone else and have recieved a share of these since I set up my own emails early on last year. Last month another of these beauties landed in my inbox and it really looked the part...it promised me x y and z etc etc. There is an old saying that goes something like " If it looks to be good to be true, then it probably is"

It promised me monetary rewards if I would let some of their customers and clients publish their material on my website.

All I had to do was send them a Paypal invoice and I would get paid within 24-48 hrs.

BOOM....they now had access to my Paypal a/c and would then probably hack my account for bank and credit card details etc etc.

Needless to say, I didnt respond or neither did I click on any of the links that they included in their email.

I have enclosed a screenshot of the email, so you will see how professional and cunning these artists are. As I say, it's just a quick post for all here at WA, both new and existing members that we need to be on our guard at all times.

Cheers and best wishes

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JLennon

8 years ago

Thanks, Phil.

Phil-58

8 years ago

Hi there
Thanks for stopping by,
Cheers PB

PMindra

8 years ago

Hey, Phil.
Always proceed with double and triple caution.
Check everything in the URL do everything.

I lost the value in my test account in it's entirety through something that looked completely real like you mention. Yes, it was through mail.

"Blockchain announces protocol to claim your Bitcoin Gold."

All the parameters, all the right logos...almost makes you think if the real company is actually a part of this.

Instead of receiving my Bitcoingold, I was relieved of everything else that I had in that account.

I Had Bitcoin
I Had Bitcoin Cash, and
I had Ethereum

My fellow WAU members. Play safe out there.

Thanks Phil.

Paul.

Phil-58

8 years ago

Thanks for stopping by
Yes, I agree, we all learn our lessons the hard way
good luck

DebbieRose

8 years ago

Good to know. Thanks.
Debbie

Phil-58

8 years ago

Best wishes Debbie
good luck in 2018

DaveSw

8 years ago

Thanks for the heads up, Phil...Will they never stop these shenanigans? Cheers! Dave : )

Phil-58

8 years ago

Hi dave
I know only too well
i seem to be sucker for these
cheers PB

suzzziq

8 years ago

I get quite a few of these. I usually delete right away to be on the safe side! Thanks for the heads up:)
Blessings:)
Suzi

Phil-58

8 years ago

Hi again
That seems to be the best way to deal with these
Once deleted, they cannot do any harm,
Cheers PB

PatsyC

8 years ago

Hi Phil,

I haven't received anything like this but will make sure to check if it's one like this. I never accept anything anyway, I know what places I have to deal with.

We have to be careful!

Thanks for sharing and bringing it to our attention, it's important information.

Phil-58

8 years ago

Hi again patsy
thanks for dropping by
we sure need to look out for these, I agree with you totally
Cheers PB

PatsyC

8 years ago

You are welcome Phil :)

SurfsideBob

8 years ago

I use Google reCaptcha for anti-spam. Please don't confuse it with the recently hijacked plugin Captcha, as this is not a plugin. I use it on a number of sites. You'll need a secret key a site key from Google, and it takes about 5 minutes to set up. More info here. https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/