Hello (vp@xmr3.com) SCAM????

bottay

hi guys, just wondered if anyone can advise me.
I received an email from "Hello (vp@xmr3.com)" saying this:
Hello Jo McCarthy!
Congratulations - You are our possible winner!
We are happy to announce that you are among the few selected to win
2 x £1,000 shopping vouchers from Currys - Argos - TOPSHOP - Boots!



1. Ashley H. Samuel
2. Joe Sprinkle
3. Jo McCarthy


If your name appears above, CLICK HERE.

You could be a possible winner of two shopping vouchers of £1,000 each
from the stores mentioned below:

Has anyone else received something like this or can anyone clarify whether it is a scam Please??:(

DUKE

I'd delete it.

hamsterfan1

it's the word possible - it's probably an email to get you sign up with a spam site if not an out & out scam

liamell

I get them weekly - scams x

bottay

Thanks Guys
Would have loved the £1000 but nevermind hey x

snowd26

I have received a similar message asking if a picture is moving or not... This was from eg@xmr3.com I would say scam..

Luckyone

bottay wrote: »

hi guys, just wondered if anyone can advise me.
I received an email from "Hello (vp@xmr3.com)" saying this:
Hello Jo McCarthy!
Congratulations - You are our possible winner!
We are happy to announce that you are among the few selected to win
2 x £1,000 shopping vouchers from Currys - Argos - TOPSHOP - Boots!



1. Ashley H. Samuel
2. Joe Sprinkle
3. Jo McCarthy


If your name appears above, CLICK HERE.

You could be a possible winner of two shopping vouchers of £1,000 each
from the stores mentioned below:

Has anyone else received something like this or can anyone clarify whether it is a scam Please??:(

Yes this is why I keep putting a post saying Hello generates spam after anyone posts a comp from Hello. I have contacted the person who keeps the spam list updated but have not received a reply

starrybee

Luckyone wrote: »

Yes this is why I keep putting a post saying Hello generates spam after anyone posts a comp from Hello. I have contacted the person who keeps the spam list updated but have not received a reply

Hello is such a common word, there doesn't seem to be any direct proof that it's coming from the same magazine?

Zeldazog

I'm sure if it was from Hello magazine, the email address might actually have Hello.com in it somewhere. Or similar.

Just had one this morning, and the masked email address is a massive string of numbers @xmr3.com. Sounds legit...not

Bumblebie

I get emails like that I just ignore and delete them.

jeddentad

If they actually follow their own rules or not I don't know but:
http://www.xmr3.com/MessageReach/policies.html

Enforcement of Our Policy
messageREACH offers an automated blocking feature. If a messageREACH customer sends you an unsolicited message, you need only reply to the offending message with the word "remove" (no quotes) at the beginning of the Subject: line. messageREACH will block the offending customer from sending to your address via our service, and will send you one additional e-mail confirming the block. Instructions on how to do this are attached in plain language to every message transmitted via messageREACH. Additionally, you can bring to the attention of [EMAIL="abuse@messagereach.com"] abuse@messagereach.com[/EMAIL] any messageREACH customer you believe has sent you e-mail that is unsolicited. Our messageREACH abuse staff will investigate, take appropriate action and inform you of such.

Our system blocks the address that the offending message was originally sent to insuring that the block will be effective, even in the case of aliasing or forwarding.
At messageREACH, we provide our customers with reports of recipients who have asked to be removed from that customer's lists. Although messageREACH does not maintain lists, we provide these reports to our customers so that they can clean their lists. messageREACH blocks delivery to such addresses in any case.

If you wish to be blocked from ALL messageREACH customers, we can do that too. To be blocked from ALL future mail from any messageREACH customer, please send e-mail to [EMAIL="customerservice@messagereach.com"] customerservice@messagereach.com[/EMAIL] and ask for a "system block" of your address. Please be sure to include the address you wish blocked, to help possible confusion with mail aliases or forwarding systems.