One of our good friends on the island reported to us today that she had received a telephone call this morning supposedly from Microsoft Technical Support telling her that her computer / ip address had problems with pop ups and that they needed to fix this issue for her.
This is not a new scam and has been going around in various forms and versions for some years but it’s worth a mention here just as a ...
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There is a series of emails going around at the moment that appear to be from genuine companies telling the receiver that they have either just made a payment or that they need to make a payment and attached to the email is a word document claiming to be an invoice or a payment confirmation.
An example of this is shown in the screen shot below.
A scam email pretending to be from Apple iTunes is doing the rounds with the title:
“Account Deleted due to TOS Violations”
The email states in it’s opening line:
“This message confirms that your Apple Account was deleted due to a violation of our Terms of Service that was left unresolved.”
This is a scam or ‘Phishing’ email and does not originate from Apple. The link in the email goes to a fake site ...
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Below is a copy of an email that we have received several times today claiming to be from BT but which in fact contains a zip file with a virus attachment.
The fake email is signed by Libby Barr, Managing Director, Consumer Sales and Service and has the title “BT Third Attempt failed.”
If you receive an email like this it is best to just delete it and do not open the attachment with the email.
British Telecoms website gives additional advice on ...
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Below is a screen shot of a very realistic looking fake PayPal email that we received today.
These so called ‘Phishing emails’ work by causing the receiver to be alarmed by the content making them click straight away on the links in the email which instead of going to the genuine PayPal site take the person to a fake PayPal site, once you are at the fake site and you enter your log in details the criminals ...
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Dear spammers and senders of spoof and fake emails, there is no need to send me any spam today.
I do not need any discount Viagra or Cialis, I am not in need of any discount surgical procedures, I am happy with the size of all appendages and do not want any discount laser eye surgery.
I do not want you to transfer a share of 300 million Ugandan Dollars into my bank account that you ...
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Below is a screen shot of a ‘Phishing’ email received this morning pretending to be from facebook.
‘Phishing’ emails, are scam emails that try to get you to go to a fake site for the purpose of stealing your log in and other info.
Worryingly this latest one looks just like the emails that facebook actually send out however the links in the original email go to a fake facebook site where you are invited ...
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This Christmas many of our children will be getting a whole range of techy gifts including tablets, smart phones and games consoles, all of these devices can access the internet and if left unrestricted there is the potential for exposure to some of the most explicit internet content even without meaning to access it though accidental searches and some surprising results for the most innocent search terms.
We will look at ways of protecting your children ...
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An email claiming to be from Royal Mail is currently being received by a lot of people, the email has a zip file attached to it which contains a virus / malware.
A copy of the email is below, it has a zip file attached to it with a .exe file inside, if you open the zip file and run the .exe file it will infect your computer. The email is titled “Lost / Missing package” and the attachment is ...
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Please be aware of an email that is doing the rounds claiming to be an update from Microsoft Security Essentials.
A copy of the email is below, it has a zip file attached to it with a .exe file inside, if you open the zip file and run the .exe file it will infect your computer. The email is titled “Microsoft Security Essentials: Important System Update – requires immediate action” and the attachment is called “HOTFIX-Patch9DCACEBC9FD890565”, however ...
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