Suspect Hotmail Email Warning

Vee Double U · Veteran Member

Suspect Hotmail Email Warning

JRH · Guru

Vee Double U wrote:

Saw this on another forum, important for us all to be aware of it, see;

http://www.caravanersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12462

-- Edited by Vee Double U on Sunday 28th of November 2010 02:16:43 PM

Definitley a scam. Do not give details or you will regret it.

PS:- Edited for typo

-- Edited by JRH on Sunday 28th of November 2010 02:21:15 PM

jimricho · Guru

All the hallmarks of a classic "phishing" scam, a precusor to a full-on identity theft.

Two sites well worth bookmarking/adding to favorites....

http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/693900

http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/

I subscribe to Stay Smart Online, they email regular warnings and notices of updates. Both are Australian Government websites.

PS Vee, your old log-in VHW is no longer listed, NFI why, maybe our Webmaster, Cindy, can sort out for you.

-- Edited by jimricho on Sunday 28th of November 2010 06:15:24 PM

Cruising Granny · Guru

Check out Snopes as well. Just google "snopes" and you can check out potential scam sites very quickly.
We have to be very careful about who we trust with out personal information.

NandK · Senior Member

There are also telephone calls suggesting there's something wrong with your pc and they
need your info to correct it.
I got one and the caller had an Indian accent I just told him where to go and hung up.

jimricho · Guru

Cruising Granny wrote:

Check out Snopes as well. Just google "snopes" and you can check out potential scam sites very quickly.
We have to be very careful about who we trust with out personal information.

As Christine has pointed out, "Snopes" http://www.snopes.com/, whilst more biased to Urban Myths rather than scams, is well worth while bookmarking/adding to favorites, particularly in regard to many emails that "do the rounds".

While some "urban myths" are just jokes or funny little stories dressed up as "fact", others are designed (by warped and sick minds) to alarm and spread false and sometimes malicious information.

Welcome to the forum NandK, unfortunately some people through general naivity and uncertainty about computers don't have the good sense to do what you did.

-- Edited by jimricho on Monday 29th of November 2010 06:09:04 AM

ozi2 · Guru

Hi everyone, we cant let our guard down on these issues and I would like to add a simple "site check" we can all do that was published by the Malaysian govt to its citizens when online.
Simply Right click on your screen and scroll to properties and you will see if the site you are on is what you thought it to be.
Cheers
Ozi2