Your ******* account has been frozen/suspended

It might be paypal or your ISP or Apple or even you bank or credit card. I've had emails from them all.

People are pretty savvy these days about phishing emails, but these are more sophisticated than most. They look genuine enough, the email address is plausible, and so is the web address of the site it takes you to.

They're all a scam. If you are concerned that they are genuine, don't click through the email to the site. Go to whichever account you've been informed about via your usual method, by clicking the address you've saved in your bookmarks or favourites. If there is a problem it'll tell you when you log in.

I know most people will be aware of this, but just in case...

 

Not effect me I only use ATM or standing orders, don't do loans electronic transactions or credit, safe not sorry this lad.

 

Speaking of electronic transfers, our wages haven't gone in this morning tools are down here they've got until pubs open if they've still not gone in where off to pub.

 

So you've got a bank account and an ATM card and an email address (you must have to use this BBS), so it does affect you. It's nowt to do with having credit.

 

I can check this out for you if you wish.
Just tell me your account number, sort code and passwords and I guarantee you won't have any more problems.
And just to convince you, I am not Nigerian.

 

And i bet they don't even have a phishing license, or left it at home.

 

So some bellend is sending out email to people without having details of the person their contacting ha ha ha

 

Dear Mr Nightmare.

We write to inform you that your BBS account has been frozen.

Please refrain from logging in to your account and under no circumstances should you attempt to change your username and create a new account as this is very naughty.

 

I get the paypal ones all the time, I just ignore them.

 

You see, it's your naivety that will get you in trouble.

It's easy to find email addresses. This BBS has been hacked more than once for a start, ask Gally.

Internet crooks acquire hundreds of thousands of email addresses from many sources. They decided to initiate a scam involving a bank - your bank. They don't just send an email to the people who use this particular bank, they've no idea who does or doesn't, they just send it to everyone. Those that don't use that bank simply ignore the email. The majority who do use that bank are suspicious it may be a scam, so take the necessary precautions. You, on the other hand, know it can't possibly be a scam because you don't have a credit card, you haven't got a loan and you don't 'do' electronic transactions (Not sure what you think ATM transactions and standing orders are if they're not electronic). These scams don't affect you, it must be genuine. So you follow the instructions to see what's going on. And they steal your money. Not a credit card companies money that you'll never have to repay, but your money in your bank account.

Meanwhile, you're trying to act clever on an internet forum and laughing at advice from other users who are simply trying to help you.

 

And get some foil in your wallet...

https://youtu.be/AGWFryVh_oE

 

"Hello, my name is Jack, I am calling from Microsoft security"

Another one doing the rounds, "Jack" called me yesterday because there was a very serious security issue with my Windows computer. I strung him along for quite a while then started asking him very personal questions, told him how sexy he sounded and asked if he had ever sucked a ...... He hung up.

Microsoft won't phone you, I despair of anyone stupid enough to let these people talk them into giving them remote control of their computers but it must happen, I could imagine my mother in law falling for it.

It helps if you're all Mac as well!

 

Re: "Hello, my name is Jack, I am calling from Microsoft security"

Best response to that without resorting to being rude is to say you haven't got a computer. The conversation ends pretty quickly then.

 

Re: "Hello, my name is Jack, I am calling from Microsoft security"

I've plenty of time so I might as well waste some of the time that they'd otherwise be using to scam someone else, I get some free entertainment as well!

 

Re: "Hello, my name is Jack, I am calling from Microsoft security"

I had them twice in two days, first time i hung up cos i was busy, the second time i did the same and strung them along for some time asking questions. she then was going to show me on my computer so i asked how that was was possible when i dont have a computer and she hung up.

 

Re: "Hello, my name is Jack, I am calling from Microsoft security"

There's that approach too.

It worked with my dad's wife. They didn't get any money or any passwords, but she went along with a lot of it. I can sort of understand why it happened too.

She'd taken the computer in to PC World, from where she'd originally bought it, for them to do a health check. She'd got two free health checks when she bought the computer and she claimed they'd both speeded it up after she'd taken it in, so she'd taken it again, but this time paid for it. PC World ****** it up and hardly anything worked, so she's pissing about with it, trying to get it to work, but not really knowing what she was doing and then she receives the phone call...

"Hello, my name is Jack, I am calling from Microsoft security"
"Is this about what PC World have done to my computer"
"Er, yes"

I'm sure you can imagine the rest.

 

I work for a large cyber security firm. You'd be amazed on how much this approach works. 30% off all hacks are initiated through targeted phishing campaigns.

 

I'm not a Fu'cking idiot if it's not addressed to me directly they no nothing about my account, if banks are down or they're having problems they tell you via TV or radio on news bulletins, to fall for something as basic as this tha would have to be a sandwich short on a picnic. And tha must think some right dumplings post on here to have to warn them of such a shoddy effort to steel from them

 

Re: "Hello, my name is Jack, I am calling from Microsoft security"

They're best who phone up and tell you you've had a accident, as soon as I hear accident, I scream in terror saying accident accident who's had a accident my wife's had a accident where is she what's happened is she alright ? . They can't put phone down quick enough

 

Ace.