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Over the last couple days I have been receiving strange emails in my comping email account.

They are picture mms messages from different networks going by the subject title, but the person they are sent to isn't me!

I haven't opened them but just wondered if anyone else is getting them too?
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  • Yes, I've had one too, supposedly from Orange network. I didn't open it either, just deleted straight away.
    :D
  • nelie
    nelie Posts: 1,568 Forumite
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    Yeah, mine are appearing in my junk mail so just deleted them - Mines from vodaphone!
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  • mumto2boys
    mumto2boys Posts: 7,993 Forumite
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    Ah glad it's not just me then, was worried it might be some kind of distorted win that I wasn't opening! I have had them from Orange, O2 and Tmobile so far.
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  • Blulu
    Blulu Posts: 7,846 Forumite
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    Me too. Am sure it's a phishing thing. I've just deleted them.

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  • I've had a few of those to my comping email address too.

    I've also had a spam email, along the lines of "a Nigerian bank has an inheritance waiting for you, just give us your bank details" sort of thing. But unusually it is addressed to me using my (fairly unusual) surname :eek:, so I'm guessing I've entered a dodgy comp somewhere.
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  • chealehay
    chealehay Posts: 35 Forumite
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    I've also been getting a few of these every day for the past week.
    Never any mention of my email address in the email source though always something similar.
  • mell
    mell Posts: 877 Forumite
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    Yes, I have started getting them today in both email accounts - about 8 already! :eek:
  • StrayCat
    StrayCat Posts: 551 Forumite
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    Me too, just delete them :)
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  • Louiseoc
    Louiseoc Posts: 901 Forumite
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    I also have had 3 in the past 12 hours, would imagine they are a virus, Ive just deleted them as soon as they arrived in my inbox
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  • sparklyshoe
    sparklyshoe Posts: 1,395 Forumite
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    Not to panic anyone but do a virus check with these, my security picks them up that they have Trojans etc and they have been blocked but still recommends a virus check.
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