Peter Miller Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Last night I had an email supposedly from AOL which told me that it was now Oath UKLtd. Being very tired and stressed I pressed a link. Later I was asked to agree to terms and conditions and in my mental state I did. Talk Talk who own AOL said they thought that it was a scam but Ihave seached Google and find that there actually is a company and they seem to have connections with various similar companies. My question is this. Has any other AOL user had a similar email and do you know anything about it. I got so worried I have ordered a new Chromebook just in case (Well mine is a limited and I needed more space anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Looks like it may be genuine, Peter: **LINK** Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Yep, here's a article in the Independent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Thanks folks. At least I have not got some bloke in a tiny room busy draining my bank account. The strange thing is that TalkTalk still operates AOL. I wonder how that works?? Maybe I won't bother to collect the new Chromebook from Argos Or maybe I will Edited By Peter Miller on 17/08/2017 15:05:19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Stevens Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I had the e mail but ignored it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison 2 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 It's very many years since I used AoL as my IP and I try to foget how awful it was - really tacky. I'd recommend Zen, best in the business and wholly professional, or Plus, or even BT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Mike You don't have to do anything, I don't think it makes any difference Tony I am quite happy with Talk Talk. It works for what I want to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Before this descends into which ISP is best I'd just like to point out that Talk Talk does not own OATH and has never owned AOL. OATH is part of an American company, Verizon. Edited By Ian Jones on 17/08/2017 18:31:47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 I know that Talk Talk own or at least operate AOL so I am having trouble working out who does what. I have no intention or interest in entering a a which IP is best. I am happy with what I have and I don't really care who else likes or dislikes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Sorry if that looked like a dig at you Peter, that wasn't my intention at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 No Ian. You are right, these things can degenerate into "Mine is better than yours" all too easily. I simply put my comment in to stop anyone trying to convince me that I am wrong. I CAN be wrong I just don't want to be told that I am in this case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison 2 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Posted by Peter Miller on 17/08/2017 18:09:46: Tony I am quite happy with Talk Talk. It works for what I want to do. Peter, I dare say you are. I too am not interested in "my ISP is better than yours", I simply offered my very considered opinion that Zen is very much superior to down-market providers like AoL or Yahoo. I run my professional site through Zen, who are themselves eminently professional, with consistently top-notch customer service, and regularly score very high, or top, in comparisons of UK ISPs. My experience with Zen has been 100% positive. It's why I mentioned them. Frankly I wouldn't touch Yahoo, AoL etc with a bargepole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanMac Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Your right to be suspicious I have talk talk as email and provider and have had windows come up randomly telling me about a competition for a new mobile phone worth £600 and a new PS4 and more prizes then it gives you a series of questions then you win and it asks for details. All begins with talk talk window but it is not them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 At least, thanks to the others above I now know that this was a genuine thing but |I shall be even more suspicious in future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 One of the thing that I like about my package is free phone calls all day and free mobile calls all the time. Mind you I make about two calls a month on my mobile phone and don't even know my number. The thought of changing my email address to all my contacts but not the casual ones ills me with horror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH 82A Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 I've been with AOL since 2006, and I had the same Email about OATH, but have done nothing about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 No need to, They will just ask you to agree to terms and conditions but that does not seem to make any difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanMac Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Just got a similar web page to what I described above but it was a scam imaged on the amazon web site it is looking for me to confirm email and to type in other small details it puts it on a timer also to fill in the questions for the prizes. I must have a virus on my tablet so that it pops up. It pops up when on Ebay and takes over the page and the back button does not work I have to close page and reopen Ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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