Just a Warning

They will try anything won't they. I keep getting ones from different banks asking for my details. Luckily, I don't bank with any of the ones that come through, so I know they are scams.

The latest one I've got is an e-mail from American airlines to say my holiday is all booked (I can't remember the destination, but it would never have been a place I would have wanted to visit) and to click on the download button to retrieve my airline ticket. Even though I know I haven't booked this holiday I had a strong urge to click the download button to see what it would do, but instead I just deleted it. Not sure if this one would have put a virus on my computer or given them my details, but I didn't find out either way!

I agree with you that they will try anything, its such a worry though, I have just been deleting them I was afraid to download it as not knowing what could happen. that is shocking what you say about airline tickets, I am sure I have heard someone else mention the same as you.

thanks for the warning, they are scams all of them, they are just trying to get our details best to just delete them not to open them even, just get rid of them. Banks do not send e.mails asking for your details ever.

I,m wary of phone conversations too.
Trust none of them and download nothing that you don't recognise

Thanks Yorkie xxx

I'll say one thing for them, they won't give up trying,,

We had one of those calls from 'Microsoft' about a 'problem' with my computer, OH said I was out and they said well where is she, give me her mobile no.
The cheek of it, he was furious. This is a scam I have heard of before.

my goodness Lizzie the cheek of them, the Microsoft one was a big scam wasn't it, not heard about the Santander before have you.

Contact Matt Allwright's team on BBC.co.uk/' you've been scammed' and follow the links to where you can get further advice and guidance.
It should be ok if you are going through this BBC website.

Hi all - just to agree with what Oliveoil says above, I work in IT and the advice I always give people is if you get an email from ANY bank, delete it immediately. Your own bank will never email you about anything but offers or promotions. No bank will ever email you about your account. Also, never reply to an email you think is suspect, even just to shout at them! All you succeed in doing is proving that your email address is a valid one.

They never give up do they? I got a phone call earlier in the week,quite late,about 11pm..I knew the displayed number wasn't one I recognised..but picked up the receiver and just listened..and then a person asked if we had a spare bedroom ! Lol..that's when I hung up.although OH and I had a laugh about it :o)

Oh B. you could open a B & B, Lol!! Some crazy folk around isn't there? Thanks for the warning Yorks. Think I would be tempted to give a fake pin. no. but I know it is wrong to even comunicate with these people, they must be desperate.

The calls that really annoy me are the ones that start by saying their name, the stupid people use english names forgetting we can tell by their accents that they are lying and no way would they be called whatever monica they are using, I told a chap the other day that my name was Mustapha and that I hadn't got a flipping computer, they also ring off if you offer to sell them something.
Thanks for the warning Yorkie........

I think I told some of you I had a phone call from someone who said they were the crime prevention officer and before he could talk to me he needed my full name and address, I said no way am I telling you that, he got very very cross and yelled down the phone F off, he used the whole word.

During the bad weather I watched a bit of daytime tv. (ok I,m a Dr Who fan)
And am shocked at the loans/accident insurance/gambling ads targeted at afternoon tv viewers........

it's appalling Pam, we say the same thing

And if I hear one more "river cruise" sponsored ad.....grrrr

Lol

Pam I like the river cruise ad because I like to watch Midsomer Murders and Lewis, Endeavour starts this week, I always series link them on sky plus then watch at my leisure, fast forward the ads, the river cruise one lets me know when to hit the play button, lol.....

Clever Lincs!
I like those too but as I don't record them after a while the ad really grates.....

I like john nettles as barnaby better than this obscure cousin or whoever he is

I've had so many of these, but none from the bank I actually use! I used to Google for the poroper bank, find their "phish reporting" page and forward the email to them. At the end, I had more "phish reporting" addresses in my contacts than I had friends and family - even some claiming to be from an Australian bank.

I don't report so many now, for that reason, but still forward the ones for which I do have accounts - and I'm amazed that the Inlad Revenue would feel the need to specify "GBP" when telling me to claim my refund!

If I may add to your warning - NEVER open any attachment in an unexpected email from an uknown source.

Also, it's not a good idea to have your full name as your email address - time was, when I got an email addressed to my full name, I knew it was genuine - until some online company that I'd registered with sold thedetails!

A good idea too is to add these e.mails to your JUNK folder(never open them first) and then they will always be filtered. :)

I have so many filters set, mostly for "unddisclosed recipient", with three variations on spelling. Also have filters for "viagra" and "lottery" - I check the spam before I delete, in case there are any that from my bank, Amazon, eBay, PayPal etc, that I forward to the proper people.

Yahoo has "disposable emails" - you can make up email addresses that will feed into your usual account, and, if they get spammed, you can delete them and get another. Don't know if any other email provider does this. But at least I can tell which website sold on my details, by which address the phishers use.