Help and advice.....please
Help and advice.....please
I received the following email this evening...........
A quick Google seems to link to Poland.
What is the right reaction ?
It is on an old account linked to my IPS and used for Ebay only.
Should I be concerned ?
I am bothering you for a very urgent occasion. Allhough you don't know me, but I have considerable ammount of personal info about you. The thing is that, most probably by mistake, the data of your account has been emailed to me.
For example, your address is:
Correct address
I am a law-abiding citizen, so I decided to prevent may have been hacked. I pinned the file - Bruv.dot that was sent to me, that you could learn what data has become reachable for deceivers. Document password is - 5653
I look forward to hearing from you,
Lecia Daniello
A quick Google seems to link to Poland.
What is the right reaction ?
It is on an old account linked to my IPS and used for Ebay only.
Should I be concerned ?
I am bothering you for a very urgent occasion. Allhough you don't know me, but I have considerable ammount of personal info about you. The thing is that, most probably by mistake, the data of your account has been emailed to me.
For example, your address is:
Correct address
I am a law-abiding citizen, so I decided to prevent may have been hacked. I pinned the file - Bruv.dot that was sent to me, that you could learn what data has become reachable for deceivers. Document password is - 5653
I look forward to hearing from you,
Lecia Daniello
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Help and advice.....please
On no account open the .dot
Absolutely do not reply to the email.
If you want to send me the .dot I'll open it safely and send you the text content, if there is any text content. I'll strip out the malware.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx will reach me.
Absolutely do not reply to the email.
If you want to send me the .dot I'll open it safely and send you the text content, if there is any text content. I'll strip out the malware.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx will reach me.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Help and advice.....please
spot;1507835 wrote: On no account open the .dot
Absolutely do not reply to the email.
If you want to send me the .dot I'll open it safely and send you the text content, if there is any text content. I'll strip out the malware.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx will reach me.
It is on it's way, I shall forward the whole thing to you, many thanks.
Absolutely do not reply to the email.
If you want to send me the .dot I'll open it safely and send you the text content, if there is any text content. I'll strip out the malware.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx will reach me.
It is on it's way, I shall forward the whole thing to you, many thanks.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Help and advice.....please
It's a fairly obvious scam.
Help and advice.....please
gmc;1507839 wrote: It's a fairly obvious scam.
It shows my home address, is linked to Ebay account, might have other details Paypal or banking.
Luckily I am not one to panic.
It shows my home address, is linked to Ebay account, might have other details Paypal or banking.
Luckily I am not one to panic.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Help and advice.....please
Assuming the UK is similar to the US, home addresses can be found in lots of places, and bank account info is on every check you've ever written. I wouldn't worry much. Spot will shake it out and see what's there. You're on a Linux box too, right? Most of this malware usually only do damage to windows machines. Though I suppose the aim is to get into your email, which, if web-based, is neutral and exposed.
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities,â€
Voltaire
I have only one thing to do and that's
Be the wave that I am and then
Sink back into the ocean
Fiona Apple
Voltaire
I have only one thing to do and that's
Be the wave that I am and then
Sink back into the ocean
Fiona Apple
Help and advice.....please
Ahso!;1507844 wrote: Assuming the UK is similar to the US, home addresses can be found in lots of places, and bank account info is on every check you've ever written. I wouldn't worry much. Spot will shake it out and see what's there. You're on a Linux box too, right? Most of this malware usually only do damage to windows machines. Though I suppose the aim is to get into your email, which, if web-based, is neutral and exposed.
I haven't written a cheque in years, the email is downloaded to my laptop onto Thunderbird, the account only ever gets the same advertiser from Ebay
Can't say I am worried too much, but would like to know how exposed I am.
I haven't written a cheque in years, the email is downloaded to my laptop onto Thunderbird, the account only ever gets the same advertiser from Ebay
Can't say I am worried too much, but would like to know how exposed I am.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Help and advice.....please
Smart to use Thunderbird.
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities,â€
Voltaire
I have only one thing to do and that's
Be the wave that I am and then
Sink back into the ocean
Fiona Apple
Voltaire
I have only one thing to do and that's
Be the wave that I am and then
Sink back into the ocean
Fiona Apple
Help and advice.....please
might I suggest you change your passwords now asap.
�You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.�
― Mae West
― Mae West
Help and advice.....please
I posted the same topic on my providers forum and so far 2 others have said they have had the same email.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Help and advice.....please
No word yet from Spot?
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities,â€
Voltaire
I have only one thing to do and that's
Be the wave that I am and then
Sink back into the ocean
Fiona Apple
Voltaire
I have only one thing to do and that's
Be the wave that I am and then
Sink back into the ocean
Fiona Apple
Help and advice.....please
Ahso!;1507864 wrote: No word yet from Spot?
Not yet, he must be busy. It wouldn't take that long to empty my bank account.
Not yet, he must be busy. It wouldn't take that long to empty my bank account.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Help and advice.....please
You should now have an email.
It's an attempt to steal your online persona - accounts and passwords, some of which might be financial.
The claim to know more about you looks bogus. What they've demonstrated with this very targeted email is that they know
your name
your postal address
your email address
I can't see anything else they might have on their system. It's not a great deal, but it would definitely be something any eBay trader would have if they'd dealt with you.
Someone who had stolen a login to an eBay trader would have that information and be working through all the people they might con.
This suggests they may also know:
Your taste in latex bodywear
Your bra size
How much you spend each month on water-based lubricants
- depending, of course, on which eBay trader they broke into.
It's an attempt to steal your online persona - accounts and passwords, some of which might be financial.
The claim to know more about you looks bogus. What they've demonstrated with this very targeted email is that they know
your name
your postal address
your email address
I can't see anything else they might have on their system. It's not a great deal, but it would definitely be something any eBay trader would have if they'd dealt with you.
Someone who had stolen a login to an eBay trader would have that information and be working through all the people they might con.
This suggests they may also know:
Your taste in latex bodywear
Your bra size
How much you spend each month on water-based lubricants
- depending, of course, on which eBay trader they broke into.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Help and advice.....please
They were for a fancy dress party officer honestly.
Many thanks, have posted the information to Virgin's forum where I go to whinge when I need to.
I wonder if it could be a Ebay and Virgin combined related problem ?
Many thanks, have posted the information to Virgin's forum where I go to whinge when I need to.
I wonder if it could be a Ebay and Virgin combined related problem ?
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Help and advice.....please
Bruv;1507884 wrote: They were for a fancy dress party officer honestly.
Many thanks, have posted the information to Virgin's forum where I go to whinge when I need to.
I wonder if it could be a Ebay and Virgin combined related problem ?
Could be not so long ago Virgin were telling users to change their passwords as their mail system had been compromised
Many thanks, have posted the information to Virgin's forum where I go to whinge when I need to.
I wonder if it could be a Ebay and Virgin combined related problem ?
Could be not so long ago Virgin were telling users to change their passwords as their mail system had been compromised