Scam warnings

Brenda and Alan · Guru

RE: Scam warnings

barina · Guru

I get emails constantly supposedly from, Telstra, ATO, Paypal, Banks, Ebay, Fedex all saying they need my details or my account has changed or I have added someone to my account or I have purchased this tem and need to pay for it...THEY ARE ALL SCAMS.....NO COMPANY will ever email you and ask for payment, details, etc..... Please be aware and never respond, I send them to the abuse email for the company concerned, then delete them And of course the Nigerian, CIA, FBI they get deleted straight away and also from my deleted box Beware

Cruising Granny · Guru

DON'T DO IT!!!!!
For every good thing on this wonderful technology there's a crook trying to use it to rip you off.
Just be aware if you have paid for an online service by credit card, they may take the money next time without advising you until it's done.
I have warned a couple of contacts to actually tell me first that payment for renewal is due so I can authorise them to access funds through my credit card.
I don't think it's legal in Australia to do this, but it may be different overseas. Be award.
You done good Barina.
We hear these thing all the time, and tragically people get sucked in because they trust.
I have reported some sites for these activities.

barina · Guru

same here I disable the automatic renewal and I alone decide if I want to renew than pay..................and I never answer requests on facebook have told all my contacts don't bother adding me to games, or requests as I will never respond.....they only want your details to bombard you with more emails...and scams...............you just have to be so careful....I even when I can copy and paste a/c numbers and passwords so as not to use key strokes.....

And have a good antivirus, spam, email, that updates daily........

jimricho · Guru

You're right Judy, never reply, even to tell them to go away!

I've mentioned this before, but doesn't hurt to mention again, Scamwatch http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/693900 is a site well worth perusing and bookmarking/adding to favorites.

03_troopy · Guru

copying and pasting passwords is a bit of a worry though. It means they must be on the computer already?

magraret · Senior Member

i have been getting them as well so now i have made tem junk mail and there straight into that box i have advised my husdand who is just learning the computer not to open any mail other than tthe ones we no

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

barina, do you open the emails?

if no then that is good.

if yes then that is bad, opening a email can activate a virus/trojen and your system maybe infected, get Mailwasher from here

http://filehippo.com/download_mailwasher

03_troopy · Guru

Yes wombat, Mailwasher is the go.. works very well and learns what to pre-filter for you.

jimricho · Guru

I always check my emails initially using my ISP's "Webmail" facility on their website using my internet browser. I can delete any unwanted emails here before downloading.

Note my earlier post on a similar subject http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t48386200/phone-scams-2012-update/

also www.scamwatch.gov.au

-- Edited by jimricho on Sunday 25th of March 2012 08:41:12 AM