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JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 18 Oct 2017 16:31

Here's the latest scam.

From (supposedly): [email protected]

It's actually from: [email protected]

Telling me that £130+ has been sent from my account to Gareth Minion.


Looking at it, I wonder if the scammer is using St Andrew's Uni email address?

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 18 Oct 2017 16:40

I often get emails saying a payment has been made from my pay pal account

Whilst I did set up one many moons ago it's never been used
The security on pay pal must be suspect if it can be hacked and people's info be accessed
I just delete any emails and block them

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 18 Oct 2017 20:03

I've never had a paypal account, but I get occasional emails telling me that my account has been hacked :-S

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Annx

Annx Report 18 Oct 2017 20:04

I had one the same yesterday and we wondered if it was someone at the university! I also had another for Paypal, slightly different, a couple of weeks ago that was also a scam. It told me to click on 'cancel' if I wanted to stop the payment. They are trying new tricks all the time.

Researching:
Staffordshire, Warwickshire

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 18 Oct 2017 20:41

Paypal security is excellent.
Spoofing email headers is beginners stuff but popular as so many people fall for it.

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle