helhol Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 hi, i have recieved an email today with 'attatchments' ie, plane ticket reciept' which is printable, and a reciept number for a ticket i supposedly bought to fly from philadelphia for $460.63 USD, news to me !!!. i have to open the attatchment to get all details but i believe it is a scam email as it is addressed to 'dear customer', has anyone else had one as i am not gonna open it, but gonna check bank balance asap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSMJ1 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Delete it and block the sender... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMoran Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 hi, i have recieved an email today with 'attatchments' ie, plane ticket reciept' which is printable, and a reciept number for a ticket i supposedly bought to fly from philadelphia for $460.63 USD, news to me !!!. i have to open the attatchment to get all details but i believe it is a scam email as it is addressed to 'dear customer', has anyone else had one as i am not gonna open it, but gonna check bank balance asap If youve already opening it your puter could be compromised. Run a few scans (virus, malware) just to make sure your not infected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helhol Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Delete it and block the sender... thanks, myself and OH also keep getting emails with attatchments but no subject from people we dont know and a few of our mates email addresses are in a line at the bottom, ps, we dont open any attatchments on it though !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helhol Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 If youve already opening it your puter could be compromised. Run a few scans (virus, malware) just to make sure your not infected. havent opened attatchment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helhol Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 If youve already opening it your puter could be compromised. Run a few scans (virus, malware) just to make sure your not infected. we have got norton security too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkiepudd Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 They are all scams and you are right to be concerned. Never open them, just delete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helhol Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 They are all scams and you are right to be concerned. Never open them, just delete thanks for your advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMoran Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 havent opened attatchment Sorry, i misread. I read it as youd already opened it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helhol Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Sorry, i misread. I read it as youd already opened it. no, i opened email from 'american airlines' and it said i had bought a ticket for x amount of USD, with a ref number, and i need to open attatchment and print the ticket off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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