Very Convincing Scam "BT" Email

kwikbreaks

I've no evidence that it happens but there is no reason at all why a phishing site shouldn't double up as a driveby malware installer too. It is certainly possible that they may code the urls uniquely in a way that lets them know which email responded encouraging more spam.

My rule would be to never ever click on the links in a phishing email even for the self amusement of entering rude userids and passwords for the scammers to try out which I must admit to having done before I thought about things more clearly.

CKhalvashi

I'll never click on anything in an email unless I'm sure where it's come from, same goes with downloads.

If Avast doesn't like the look of something, similarly I won't click it.

2010

kuohu wrote: »

You say never ever follow the links in any email and then post a spam/scam email with the links included.

Does this page look like an email.

I said never ever follow the link from an EMAIL.

kuohu

2010 wrote: »

Does this page look like an email.

I said never ever follow the link from an EMAIL.

In your post (#4) you say This is an email I received 5 mins ago, and then you proceed to copy and paste the email, together with potentially harmful links.

Hoof_Hearted

tykesi wrote: »

Anybody who thinks that is 'realistic' deserves to be scammed!

Nobody deserves to be scammed....(except scammers)

JReacher1

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

Nobody deserves to be scammed....

That's not true. If you watch Ocean 13 Al Pacino definitely deserved to be scammed (he shook Sinatra's hand).

2010

kuohu wrote: »

In your post (#4) you say This is an email I received 5 mins ago, and then you proceed to copy and paste the email, together with potentially harmful links.

If you can`t tell an email from a post on a forum board then you`ll be scammed.

keyser666

2010 wrote: »

If you can`t tell an email from a post on a forum board then you`ll be scammed.

The point they are making is people will still click links on a forum, in doing so they could have any type of software or malware installed.

Edwood_Woodwood

DaffyDill wrote: »

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but just received a very convincing scam email.

Sorry but none of these type of emails are convincing.

I just delete them immediately. Should I need to be contacted then there are other ways like by letter.

Edwood_Woodwood

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

Nobody deserves to be scammed....

Disagree. I'd say the rotter who sent the scam email deserves to be scammed.