horribleblob Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, RiffRaff said: As title, all of a sudden I'm getting loads of phishing/scam emails - "BTsupport" claiming they are having problems "authorizing your last bill payment" and asking for new bank details, and "Netflix" to "view today" because one of my email accounts has recently "created a Netflix account" (which I haven't). The BT one is very amateurish, and I would hope that nobody falls for it. The Netflix job is a "better" design, but is blunt - "Filling out forms is boring", and straight into pay by card/paypal. I had one – similar wording to the BT one – but pretending to come from TV Licensing. There's a customer of telenet.be who's being a very naughty boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 sign to TPS and MPS, will stop 95% of calls and letters, as for emails, just report as spam when you get them, they will slowly reduce over time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Ghozer said: sign to TPS and MPS, will stop 95% of calls and letters, as for emails, just report as spam when you get them, they will slowly reduce over time... TPS is a toothless tiger in this situation - see my comment in post #66 as to the true origin of the phone-calls, TPS has NO jurisdiction outside the UK. As to the emails, just mark them as 'spam' and your ISPs spam filtering service should intercept them after a reasonable number get reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) On 23/03/2020 at 14:13, horribleblob said: I had one – similar wording to the BT one – but pretending to come from TV Licensing. There's a customer of telenet.be who's being a very naughty boy. Yup - just had this one too! Not a coincidence obviously, but my earlier ones - BT, Netflix and now TV licencing - have all been sent to a "secret" email account/name that I use for a particular specific purpose...and that's what gives the game away in my case. Checked the pwned site for info - looks like it's the data breach 4/5 years ago on the 000webhost site... Edited March 26, 2020 by RiffRaff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRB Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 I don’t usually receive any on my phone ,but today received one with a link,basically saying that O2 were having a problem collecting my payment....please follow the link. I have no dealings with O2 so deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRB Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) Also beware of the current crop of scammers purporting to offer grants and tax rebates related to Coronavirus Edited March 31, 2020 by RJRB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alandrea0 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Just had an email from WHICH magazine about a new scam.. Watch out for this... "A fake coronavirus warning text is being circulated. The sinister scam claims that your movements have been monitored through your phone, and that you must pay a fine or face a more severe penalty. If you receive the text, do not click or tap any links that these messages ask you to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar2157 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Just had a text sent to my phone.... 10 April.. a refund for vehicle tax from the DVLA... and a link. Could be false... deleted straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobster Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Yes it is a Scam, along with HMRC Tax rebate , Council Tax and Car insurance rebates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Theres a scam online at the moment advertising anti bacterial hand wash, wipes and masks. You send your money but get nothing back in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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