Scary PayPal scam This turned up in an account today and was a tad alarming due to its nature and unexpected appearance. { Logging into PayPal and seeing “You have sent £877.77 to … ” } Well, if that doesn’t make your heart beat a little faster, eh? (We cancelled and reported it, of course). …
A friend received the following, below, so I deconstructed it for her, advising that it was “dodgy as heck, do not follow the link”. This is a mass spam to get unwary people to click on the link, which will almost certainly install malware or the like on your computer. From: … Sent: Saturday, February …
Keeping your mailbox clean 1) Always have an up-to-date anti-virus package and ideally use at least one spam filter. 2) Don’t accept mail with attachments even from relatives if you can help it (unless you are specifically expecting something) – and not ever from strangers! 3) Use different emails as appropriate: One for family and …