I Got Scammed This Morning

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

I had a funny one a couple of weeks ago.
It was an email from the CEO of Optus and to click on the message to see it.
I just forwarded it back to Optus spoof reporting, only to get an email return saying that it was genuine.

How stupid does a company have to be to send out a genuine message that looks like a spoof?

I remember years ago I had a call from Telstra trying to upsell me on my mobile plan. The Indian bloke asked for my password.
I said "you are Telstra so you know my password " and hung up.
I then rang Telstra to report the scam and was told that the bloke was genuine.
Again how stupid do they have to be?

Regards PhilipA

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That word had a very different meaning when I was a teenager....

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Originally Posted by DeeJay

That word had a very different meaning when I was a teenager....

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[biggrin][biggrin][biggrin]

depends if it's said as in boo or in boof

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Timing- call from 02 56172192. This is the department of home affairs - there is an arrest warrant for me PUSH ONE now to talk ...

[bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf]

Call the number it reports and disconnected. Scams plus more are getting easier as IP phones can originate from any where and appear to be here.

[bighmmm]

I have a big island for sale. my bitcoin account is [thumbsupbig]

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Had that one today.

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Originally Posted by rover-56

Sometimes I wonder if Aussies are seen as an easy mark.
Thinking multiple phone scammers, Vicroads fees, speed cameras, government charges that used to be paid from tax revenue, business charging what they think they can get, rather than cost + a fair profit.
Bit fed up with it.
Terry

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These days it is called "User Pays". For everything.

Of late have had repeated calls from what appears to be a USA number. Number and area code changes each time. Never leaves a message. Gas been up to 10 calls a day. As each call goes to answer machine it is answered so it must be costing them for each call. Expect they want me to call back and the hidden number will be a premium rate one

Also have plenty of the variety that sees a caller desperate to talk to me as otherwise a utility company or Microsoft - put name here - is going to cut me off if I do not act now

Have had a few which are where am owed a refund for over paid tax. Need my bank details to be able to send the cash. Then a letter turned up today from HMRC to say I have a refund cheque on the way. Rang HMRC after looking up the phone number thinking was another scam and this one is real. Unexpected bonus but a nice one

The easiest way to avoid email scams is to never click the links in the emails. You can usually find its sus (no matter how legit the email appears) by hovering over the links. for example that link text may say "paypal.com" ... but the link address that is displayed if you hover over it will be for example ppal.somewhere.org/imAscammer

If you are ever sent emails don't use there links. Go directly to the website in question and login and see if the request for money/details is against your account once logged in. If it isn't there, the email is almost certainly a scam.

seeya,
Shane L.

The delivery i was expecting did arrive the next day as expected but the email I received was a scam . I received A text from my bank about 4hrs later asking if I had made this purchase but i had already cancelled the card. Bank said card would arrive in 3 days but 5 days later still waiting.

Interesting related read...

FCC: Phone carriers that profit from robocalls could have all calls blocked | Ars Technica

Got this one today... email. -

Interesting, between the top para and text-body, this line would NOT copy...
" To OFFICIALMAIL.NET " - so I've manually put it back in...



Hamed Hamood Rashid Al Malki <hhrmalki@rca.gov.om>
Tue 21/07/2020 2:42 AM
To OFFICIALMAIL.NET

Respond to me as soon as possible I want to have a word with you, Please contact me on this Gmail: sarahhui4042@gmail.com
Thank you

Responda lo antes posible. Quiero hablar con usted. Comuníquese conmigo en este Gmail: sarahhui4042@gmail.com
Gracias

Same message again in several differant languages, even French, merci...

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Feel free to reply to this generous gentleman...[bigsmile1]

FROISSART LUCILE <LUCILE.FROISSART@lenord.fr>
Mon 7/6/2020 1:55 AM
From: FROISSART LUCILE
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2020 10:18 PM
To: FROISSART LUCILE <LUCILE.FROISSART@lenord.fr>
Subject: RE:


News: You have just been assigned as a sole beneficiary, please contact { jasondebattista@sbcglobal.net} for further details.


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Or this example, more traditional format:-

liliwewell@yahoo.com
Mon 7/13/2020 1:27 AM

Good day to you

I hope this mail will find you well, I know this mail will come to you
as a surprise as we did not know in person. Kindly note that I am
sending this mail to you to solicit for your assistance to move sum
magnitude amount in your custody for overseas investment. I got your
contact detail on my search on the email journal and decided to
contact you to share this business deal with you.

I have sum amount of (us$45,000,000,00) in my position which I will
like to move to overseas for invest purpose/safety reason. As things
maybe, I cannot invest/lodge the said amount in my names for safety
reason as a civil servant. The funds in question are lying unclaimed
as over invoiced contract amount and I will need a foreign partner to
move the funds out of the country on his/her names. Kindly indicate
you’re interest on this email (brownhilton35@gmail.com)for more
details. Please erase the message if you are not interested.

Looking forward to your urgent response.

Warm regards,

Brown Hilton