Interesting Ransomeware email

donnac2558

DoaM wrote: »

Did you scroll down the page? There it tells you where the email address may have been compromised from.

It just says Spambot in August 2017.



Strangely I have recently been getting quite a few phishing emails. This is after none for a few years.



The Blessings, which I thought long gone and very old school.
Yes, the widow of a Jamaican PM, who seems to have two wives as different names:rotfl:Wants to get millions out of the island and of course I will be rewarded for helping.



Offers of investments for oil wells, none from JR Ewing again really old school phishing schemes.


I just block them and move on.

jjhdee

This email has been making its rounds lately - the 'satisfying yourself' is what I found to be a common denominator. Not ransomware and the sender is only bluffing, but it would be best to change your passwords, use 2FA and a password manager for added security.

iammumtoone

I had two emails today threatening me if I don't pay money that they know my password (this is correct they stated the password in the email) and they have they have recorded me (this not correct I don't have a web cam)


Should I do anything? Are these just empty threats or is there a way they can get to my accounts?


Thanks

Loanranger

I get six of these a day. They have a very very old password that I used to use. Just delete delete delete.

Loanranger

Ps, absolutely nothing bad has happened to me but I have changed anything with that old password.

oldernonethewiser

It is a bit of phishing, very common but do update your passwords and never use the same password for different sites.

iammumtoone

Loanranger wrote: »

I get six of these a day. They have a very very old password that I used to use. Just delete delete delete.

thanks its a current password on mine but not an important one (nothing I use to log into backs etc)

Carrot007

It is a fishing attempt from known leaks.


Check


https://haveibeenpwned.com/


I get them but they are all my throw away password for sites I would prefer not to bother with a password.


I also get the same email but without a password more often.


Ignore.

Chop-D

I got the same email, just changed that password where it was used, again an unimportant one.

Neil49

Check to see if your account has been compromised

https://haveibeenpwned.com/