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Fake / malware HMRC email - yep, I clicked on it...

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Tammy2
Tammy2 Posts: 284 Forumite
Debt-free and Proud! PPI Party Pooper
edited 2 July 2015 at 10:13AM in Techie Stuff
So stupid, despite being suspicious, I decided, as I wasn't online, to click to see where the link would take me. But of course it wasn't a link. :sigh:

However, I was using an iPad. Am I right in thinking I will be OK as this almost certainly requires windows?

This text:
http://blog.dynamoo.com/2015/07/malware-spam-notice-of-underreported.html

But the attachment from this one:
http://blog.dynamoo.com/2015/07/malware-spam-hmrc-taxes-application.html
To Do 2015
Claim back PPI & packaged bank account fees
Take (further) first steps in investing (S&S ISA)
Start saving for the children
Start a business
+ £2015 in 2015 from home / £5026.21

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  • Fightsback
    Fightsback Posts: 2,504 Forumite
    It will be windows only, nothing to worry about.
    Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.
  • Tammy2
    Tammy2 Posts: 284 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! PPI Party Pooper
    Fightsback wrote: »
    It will be windows only, nothing to worry about.

    Phew! Thanks :)
    To Do 2015
    Claim back PPI & packaged bank account fees
    Take (further) first steps in investing (S&S ISA)
    Start saving for the children
    Start a business
    + £2015 in 2015 from home / £5026.21
  • Firetastic
    Firetastic Posts: 596 Forumite
    I saw one of those in my spam folder. You can tell if it's genuine if you hover over it. The email address is odd.
  • bluesnake
    bluesnake Posts: 1,460 Forumite
    for general browsing you could use TOR.

    You could also leave your home pc on and use teamviewer as that too will use a private tunnel
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