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08-04-2016, 12:46 PM
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Warning email alert

Action Fraud and You and yours on BBC have just been discussing a serious phishing scam taking place at the moment .
It takes the form of an email which contains the recipient's full name and address, it contains details about an unpaid bill from a well know company or even local councils.

The email contains a link to a bill do not click on the link it enables the spammers to download malware and take charge of your computer locking it until you pay a ransome


More details here on the Action fraud website...
In the past couple of days the Action Fraud contact centre has received thousands of calls and reports from the public who have received this clever spear phishing email below. These have worried recipients because they use detailed personal information such as full name, address and postcode.

This email has been spammed out over the past couple of weeks and could catch residents off guard. It uses a realistic domain name and claims there is a new service up and running to make it easier for you to pay your council tax bill online. If you are in doubt about any service your council provides, contact them directly.

http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/new...x-emails-apr16
The experts have been trying to find a link between the victims and say it may be people with an Ebay account that is why they have full name and address including house numbers.
Ebay was hacked a while ago and data stolen.

BBC news information...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35977227
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08-04-2016, 12:56 PM
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Re: Warning email alert

Thanks for the warning Meg.
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08-04-2016, 01:04 PM
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Thanks another nasty scam x
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08-04-2016, 01:30 PM
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Thanks for letting us know Meg! While I was reading your post I answered my home phone and it was a man telling me that I had be randomely selected for an £8000 grant from the government. I knew he was a scammer so I told him I didn't want it so they could put mine in a charity box. The man then ended our call with a polite F--k off.
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08-04-2016, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Twink55 ->
Thanks for letting us know Meg! While I was reading your post I answered my home phone and it was a man telling me that I had be randomely selected for an £8000 grant from the government. I knew he was a scammer so I told him I didn't want it so they could put mine in a charity box. The man then ended our call with a polite F--k off.
I think I have met him too Twink
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08-04-2016, 01:56 PM
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Thanks for the warning Meg

I've had my FB account and Gmail account hacked quite recently ... it was horrendous !!!! I'm certainly more vigilant now about any links I click on !!!
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08-04-2016, 02:14 PM
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The internet is becoming an even more scary place to hang out these days.
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08-04-2016, 02:19 PM
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It happened to me with Facebook. Somebody was posting in my name. Luckily my friends warned me. I closed my account down. I was never comfortable about posting pics of the grandchildren on there either x
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08-04-2016, 02:30 PM
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Not sure if this the same one or not, sound similar: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35996408
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08-04-2016, 04:26 PM
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Dear oh dear. Whatever will they think of next, devious thieving s**s.

Thank you Meg.
 
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