Post up and share your examples of spam phishing emails messages #scamaware

[MIKE770]

Ah! thought you were in it lollllllllllllllllllllopppsssssssssssss

[dogtired]

Had what looked like a " ransom" type e mail in the week looked very scary claimed to have my pass words (they were wwrong!) Wanting $15000 in bit coins ( whatever they are!);or they

would send my contacts a video of me watching pornography! Reported this to provider deleted the e mail not sure if I could block it as it appeared to be from me! Nothing has happened, as yet!

[fightbackninja]

AMERICAN EXPRESS
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No thanks - but then I don't have an American Express card

[fightbackninja]

The iTunes Gift Card Phishing Scam
The message claims to be from APPLE but is really from a ridiculously long random number address.
"We have received and processed your order and will be sending further information to your email address.
Recent order have listed below"

Date: Friday 09 November 2018 02:05 PM UTC
Paid Amount: $75 USD
Items: iTunes Guft Card
Shipped To: Jason Hanbell, 454 Avenue Road, 60625 Chicago IL

The payment is successfully made, you can still cancel this order but we might need more details information to approve this cancellation procedure. Go here CANCEL ORDER. You will need fill in the form with your account details.

This is just a standard phishing email - do ignore any such messages.

[fightbackninja]

Microsoft Onedrive.
A user has sent you 2 files. using Onedrive.

Review awaiting files below:

Onedrive Files

Remittance_Advice.pdf
Invoice.pdf

Click to review files


The link actually goes to orslundybtimeshtr.com

[fightbackninja]

An email trying to look like an official Lloyds Bank notification.

Reference: BACS340917849462541537822

Dear customer, the detailed information about this incoming BACS payment is available in the attached report.

The scammer wants the recipient to open the attachment and input their details. No thanks.

The scammer doesn't know my name whereas the bank do of course and the email is actually from o.wilson @lloydsbankcorp.co.uk which is not Lloyds Bank, though a good attempt to get a domain name similar to Lloyds Bank.

Usual phishing email

[fightbackninja]

Another way of phishing for PayPal login details.

This one has the title "Negative Balance / Limitations".
It claims that my account has been limited until they hear from me.

"Recently, we found that some of the activities you are violating your agreement with us. Therefore we have limited your account and can not offer the service for you".

The scammer has gone to some trouble to make the message look reasonably real, but there are the usual grammatical errors.
The layout is copied from valid PayPal messages.

The email domain name is an attempt to look official as it is appl-notice-verified.com but that of course is not PayPal.

Bye bye scammer.

[ostell]

It's what could be in the attachment that is the worry.

[Amethyst]

Not sure why you'd check your company report to see if your tax credits were correct, but there we go... I hope not too many people fall for it.

[ostell]

Received the following. It had a spreadsheet attachment. Any body care to open it?

email from HM Revenue & Customs <Lynn.B@hmrctax.co.uk>, Subject Company tax credits

Looking at the signature I think they've forgotten who they are supposed to be,

HM Revenue & Customs We need to check some details about your tax credits. We are working to ensure that people get the right amount of tax credits. We think that your payments might be wrong. Please check your company report and send us all the information we ask for by 24 Sep 2018. If we don't hear from you by this date we will suspend all or part of your tax credits payments. In order to complete our check we also need your completed tax credits renewal. You will soon receive your tax credits renewal pack. Please complete this and send it to us as soon as possible, if you do not renew it by 24 Sep 2018, we will stop your tax credits. You can renew online at www.gov.uk/renewtaxcredits . Its really important that you don't ignore this letter. What we're trying to do is to make sure you don't end up being paid too much tax credits, resulting in a debt which you'll have to repay later. Sincerely, Mrs Lynn Brandon CCBC/Mcol Correspondence Section

[dogtired]

YAHOO Mail Upgrade
Dear valued user,
your mail system is outdated.
Failure to upgrade to the newest Yahoo Mail 7.1 now eil result in a permanent account closure.
According to provision 17.9 of terms and Conditions, yahoo may at anytime terminate its services for accounts.
To upgrade open the attached below.

Thanks
the Yahoo Team

Had something very similar about Microsoft account went straight to junk!

[fightbackninja]

[QUOTE=ostell;n1423535]Dear xxxx@ostell.xxxx.xx

This email confirms the Amazon Prime subscription:

Product Name: Amazon Prime One Year Plan
Order Number: 6465353
Receipt Date: 9/12/2018
Payment Method: Amazon Account
Membership Price: £79.00

The subscription period will automatically renew unless you turn it off no later than 24 hours before the end of the current period. To cancel auto-renewal or manage your subscriptions, click below and sign in.


Want to cancel and refund your Prime membership? Cancel and Refund Amazon Prime >>


Received this one today and because I am having an argument with Amazon about Prime (I don't want it) I followed the link and it's asking for details. When it got to card details I smelt a rat and checked the domains etc. then killed the page.



Good job you spotted that in time.

[ostell]

Dear xxxx@ostell.xxxx.xx

This email confirms the Amazon Prime subscription:

Product Name: Amazon Prime One Year Plan
Order Number: 6465353
Receipt Date: 9/12/2018
Payment Method: Amazon Account
Membership Price: £79.00

The subscription period will automatically renew unless you turn it off no later than 24 hours before the end of the current period. To cancel auto-renewal or manage your subscriptions, click below and sign in.


Want to cancel and refund your Prime membership? Cancel and Refund Amazon Prime >>


Received this one today and because I am having an argument with Amazon about Prime (I don't want it) I followed the link and it's asking for details. When it got to card details I smelt a rat and checked the domains etc. then killed the page.

[fightbackninja]

YAHOO Mail Upgrade
Dear valued user,
your mail system is outdated.
Failure to upgrade to the newest Yahoo Mail 7.1 now eil result in a permanent account closure.
According to provision 17.9 of terms and Conditions, yahoo may at anytime terminate its services for accounts.
To upgrade open the attached below.

Thanks
the Yahoo Team

[fightbackninja]

The Fake Product Testers Phishing Scam

"Testers Wanted"
Help us to test new improved Pampers nappies Active Fit.
The nappies are free and the delivery is free.

If you click on the link, it's actually to a lifestyle survey which is just a way for the scammers to get your personal information which they can then sell to other criminals.
There are no free nappies and no testers required.