Basil Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 (edited) Beware, I just filled in what appears to be a data gathering etc for B & Q. There is a chance to win some tools. Behold I won hip oray. All you do is pay for the postage £3.00 in this case. Added the data about to add card details, read fine print.................. I find that in addition to the postage there is a charge of £45.00 quarterly ..............., to some Spanish company. Beware. Bas Edited July 22 by Basil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC57 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Always be very cynical about any special offers etc. that seem too good to be true, BECAUSE THEY ARE. I received the unsolicited email below a couple of days ago, and immediately reported it and moved it to my junk folder. Report suspicious emails to [email protected], which is the government cyber crime reporting email address. They can then investigate and get them stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 They come in thick and fast! Usually, Tool Station, Screwfix,B&Q, etc offering free competitions for De Walt drills etc as prizes. But they're just after your monetary details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engine Doctor Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Loads about. If you havent entered any comps its a scam. Old addage , if it looks to good to be true it usually is. Also more phishing emails about . Beware ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 The trick is to float the mouse cursor over any link that appears in an email and see the actual undisguised link, most email clients and browsers will show this on a PC. If it looks nothing like the company's address don't click on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Be careful if it looks something like the company address too! I first noticed this when I got an email from PaypaI back in the late 90s. Something made me suspicious and I spotted the capital i (I) which looked very similar to a lower case L (l) in the font I viewed it with. It was the first example of phishing that I’d ever seen or heard of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Exchanged characters was a warning that came out years ago where one from a foreign character set, like Cyrillic, was substituted that looks almost like a Roman one but leads you off in the wrong direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Аո ехаmрlе - рісk аny wоrԁ yоu lіkе frоm thіs роst, аոԁ try tо sеаrсh fоr іt usіոg 'fіոԁ' оr 'Sеаrсh wіthіn раgе'. Chееrs Phіl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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