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    Why on earth would anyone fall for this?

    Got an email this morning, ostensibly from my RSP, telling me to send my username and password to them so they can tell me the state of my webmail mailbox.

    1. The email came from an address that shows no relation to the RSP's address. The timestamp suggests it came from the Americas!

    2. The address to reply to is in the .ru domain (Russia).
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    The right person in the wrong state of mind would click on it.

    Among other things, I run the company IT. I've lost count of the amount of times I've had a paniced phone call about a "notification from the server" saying they were going to lose access to their e-mail and "is it legit?".

    All it takes is that one uncertain person to click through and they've won.

    You and I know what to look for, but honestly anything "computer related" is black magic to *most* people, so to the perpetrators it's like shooting fish in a barrel.

    We've had a massive spike in phishing e-mails in the last 3 days, so someone new has obviously obtained a list and off they go.

    They only need one "winner" to make it worthwhile, and I guarantee they get more than one.

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

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    I've only copied the body of text... just in case.

    From ;- telstra-commxunications@news.telstra.com ....... "Yeah, R-i-i-i-i-i-i-ght" (extra letter inserted)

    Oh, a previous email warned me "YOUR device hacked..." and last week's offering was.. " Message 4: Your license expired today; there are (395) viruses on your device"

    Oddly, .... AVAST can't find any of them !

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    ... STIL. getting the odd. Norton spam. And now McAfee. Alll offering discounts and promises of a..... Safe & Effective future.

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    How many different ways of "spelling" MacAfee ( never used them ) do you think thee are? Oh, and apparently Netflix has become all sentimental, as they're suddenly sorry to see me go after five years. As Brad said, some people out of the millions who get these, will click.... All it takes.

    Even I nearly fell for this one. If Neil wasn't dead I might have, except he used a different email, but who checks on family? Well, I do now.
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    A few years ago I received a letter (not e-mail) with lots of official looking stamps and logos from a solicitor firm in Spain informing me that I've been left 6.2 000 000 dollars.
    All I had to do was send them . I think it was, $ 120.00 to process my claim. Having just sold a 20 year old car to the wreckers for $150.00 I didn't really need the money and
    promptly forgot about it.
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    Fast Captcha

    Quote Originally Posted by superquag View Post
    I cannot recall ever buying 'NORTON' products.... but this...

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    I've only copied the body of text... just in case.

    From ;- telstra-commxunications@news.telstra.com ....... "Yeah, R-i-i-i-i-i-i-ght" (extra letter inserted)

    Oh, a previous email warned me "YOUR device hacked..." and last week's offering was.. " Message 4: Your license expired today; there are (395) viruses on your device"

    Oddly, .... AVAST can't find any of them !

    How the Fast Captcha scam worksScammers create a fake website that resembles a legitimate one, or they may use pop-up ads, phishing emails, Adware, or PUPs to redirect the user to the fake website. Once on the fake website, the user is prompted to complete a human verification process in order to access content or a feature.The verification take the form of a question “CLICK «ALLOW» TO CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE NOT A ROBOT!”, or other similar process. As part of the human verification process, the user is asked to allow push notifications from the website. This is the ultimate goal of the scammer, as it will allow them to display malicious content directly on the user’s device.Once the user has allowed push notifications, the scammers can use them to display ads, phishing attempts, or other malicious content directly on the user’s device. The scammers may also collect personal information from the user, such as passwords, credit card numbers, or other sensitive information, which can be used for illegal purposes.Push notifications can take on various forms, depending on the intentions of the scammers. Some common forms of push notifications include:
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    The funniest one I received many years ago was purportedly from Westpac asking me to login to a (fake) website. It was using Commonwealth Bank logos. I was with NAB.
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    Quote Originally Posted by superquag View Post
    I cannot recall ever buying 'NORTON' products.... but this...

    (3) Last NOTICE - We are not Responsible if you do not Renew Your Subscription!


    We are sure you will appreciate our protection against dangerous viruses, hackers and cybercriminals.

    Unfortunately, our protection has expired and we have noticed unusual activity on your device, we recommend that you renew your subscription as soon as possible.
    As a result, you will no longer receive automatic updates that protect you from the latest threats, including viruses, spyware, hackers, and identity thieves.

    If you renew your subscription within 48 hours, you will receive a 60% DISCOUNT

    So renew your subscription now and let us protect you again.




    I've only copied the body of text... just in case.

    From ;- telstra-commxunications@news.telstra.com ....... "Yeah, R-i-i-i-i-i-i-ght" (extra letter inserted)

    Oh, a previous email warned me "YOUR device hacked..." and last week's offering was.. " Message 4: Your license expired today; there are (395) viruses on your device"

    Oddly, .... AVAST can't find any of them !
    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. I will keep blocking until they get sick of trying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1950landy View Post
    I will keep blocking until they get sick of trying.
    That's the thing about algorithms; they never do.
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