Why on earth would anyone fall for this?

Algorithms??

I was waiting for a parcel to arrive at a van park,, tracking said should arrive today, ( silly me..) I get an text from "Australia post" saying undeliverable, please ring XXXXXXXXXX to arrange a pickup time.

not the day before,, not the day after, not when I WASNT expecting a delivery..

algorithms huh..............

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Originally Posted by 1950landy

I am still getting the messages, guess from different sauce. [bighmmm]

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Tomato, BBQ, or HP?

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Originally Posted by p38arover

Tomato, BBQ, or HP?

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In context, I would suspect Vindaloo.

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Originally Posted by 1950landy

I have been receiving renewal notices from booth McAfee & Norton spelt Nrton three times a day for the last couple of months. I had been ignoring them, I had a IT guy here helping me set up mu new Laptop when I received them & I asked him about them & he verified they were SCAMS. I have since blocked them, but I am still getting the messages, guess from different sauce. [bighmmm] I will keep blocking until they get sick of trying.

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It is likely to to be the "the Fast Captcha scam" it morphs to old registry keys even from programs you may have had years ago.

You might like to trywww.ninite.comdownload : Malwarebytes and SuperAntiSpyware the free versions!!!
Also check task manager, Startup apps, Disable it (if you find it in there)

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Originally Posted by superquag

I cannot recall ever buying 'NORTON' products....

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I did - Norton Utilities, quite a useful program back in the days before Windows.

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Originally Posted by p38arover

I did - Norton Utilities, quite a useful program back in the days before Windows.

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Back when Peter Norton still ran it you mean. After Symantec it became bloatware. I was so glad to wave goodbye to all of that when I went to OS8.

This one must have moved from Nigeria in the last 15 years. Arrived this morning.

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From the Snr. Monsignor,
Rev. Fr. Gabriel Ishaai
Children rehabilitation/orphanage Center,
Vatican City, Italy.

Greetings dear brethren, your name was willed a sum of US Two Million,
six hundred thousand dollars. On the Ukraine invasion of Russia led
force by Vladimir Putin which attacked so many civilian and orphanage
centers in kyiv.Our catholic rescue mission (CRM) saved a man by name
Alex Voloshchuk from their homes in nearby towns to a sanatorium on
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched invasion of Ukraine on
February 24th. Unfortunately he died in our hospital in Italy, but
before he died he confined on me to will out his fortune of US$2.6m
deposit in the bank.
Immediately you received my letter kindly get back to me with these
information, your name,telephone and address is highly needed.
I will be there at all time to assist you where necessary.

Yours Faithfully,
Rev. Fr. Gabriel Ishaai

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There was a link disguised as an email, but I won't share that in case anyone is feeling senile this morning[bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by 1950landy

I have been receiving renewal notices from booth McAfee & Norton spelt Nrton three times a day for the last couple of months. I had been ignoring them, I had a IT guy here helping me set up mu new Laptop when I received them & I asked him about them & he verified they were SCAMS. I have since blocked them, but I am still getting the messages, guess from different sauce. [bighmmm] I will keep blocking until they get sick of trying.

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MeTooo.... Norton and McAfee.... telling me how much. (89%) discount is headed my way on renewal....

Then today, 'Australia Post'. has a delivery on the way, click here, pay $1.99. Customs fee.... :rulez:

Blocked all the above.... yet they cometh still....
Latest is a 'Track ALL your parcels' from one place service, only a few dollars....[biggrin]

Then there is today's offering, allegedly from a well-known. red and yellow EU delivery business (?), asking $1.99 for Customs.