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Scamming getting clever.
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UzziAndHerDogs | Report | 2 Feb 2015 17:35 |
This dropped into my mail not my junk box |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 2 Feb 2015 17:41 |
The latest Paypal one is quite convincing too. :-( |
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UzziAndHerDogs | Report | 2 Feb 2015 18:08 |
Maggie it is getting scarey :-( |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 2 Feb 2015 18:12 |
The grammar is indeed good. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 2 Feb 2015 18:26 |
anything looking dodgy I right click on the address and it opens up the message in text, |
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UzziAndHerDogs | Report | 2 Feb 2015 18:32 |
Errol I did check on google tescobank.com and it is their email. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 2 Feb 2015 19:05 |
I can see a preview of all messages (Microsoft Outlook) ......... |
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Island | Report | 2 Feb 2015 19:26 |
not so amusing when it's your own email ad :-( |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 2 Feb 2015 19:29 |
If it appears to be your own email address then it is purely a spoofed address - dead easy to do. Look at the return path. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 2 Feb 2015 20:33 |
I'm afraid the Paypal one was very good. The address could have been genuine. |
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Island | Report | 2 Feb 2015 20:47 |
:-S So the much advised hovering of the cursor isn't so reliable after all? :-S |
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Kay???? | Report | 2 Feb 2015 22:27 |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 2 Feb 2015 23:07 |
I realised that, Kay, when I looked online to see what anti-scam websites had to say about it. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 2 Feb 2015 23:52 |
I don't even bother checking PayPal if it appears in my box .................. |
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wisechild | Report | 3 Feb 2015 06:39 |
I keep getting one from HSBC. |
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GlitterBaby | Report | 3 Feb 2015 07:49 |
Had a thread sometime ago about BT emails that are spam |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 3 Feb 2015 17:52 |
it's the Royal Bank of Scotland that amuses me when I get it :-D |
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