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Posts tagged with "email"

27 October 2020 in Scams

Scam watch: fake Microsoft ‘covid relief fund’ email

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A member of the public received an official-looking email purporting to be from Microsoft, but it’s a scam designed to steal bank details. Here’s how it works.

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2 October 2020 in Scams

Scam alert: HMRC Government grant email

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A fake email purporting to be from HMRC is circulating, telling people they’re eligible for a ‘government grant’. Here’s a copy so you know what to watch out for.

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23 September 2020 in Money

Scam warning: British Gas phishing email

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A phishing email purporting to be from British Gas is fraudulently promising customers a ‘refund’ of more than £400. Have you come across it?

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23 July 2020 in Money, Scams

Scam alert: fake PayPal emails

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PayPal is often a target for scammers looking for quick access to your money. Here are two phishing emails from earlier this year so you know how to spot them.

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19 February 2020 in Money

Scam DHL email says you have a parcel to collect

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We’ve seen fake emails claiming to be from courier company DHL. Don’t be taken in – you don’t have a parcel to collect or track if the email looks like this.

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5 December 2019 in Money

Scam warning: BT Brexit phishing email

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This phishing email, disguising itself as from ‘BT’, has a Brexit twist. It’s a scam designed to steal your personal data. Here’s exactly what it looks like.

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15 November 2019 in Money

Netflix customers targeted by scam emails

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Sophisticated phishing emails purporting to be from Netflix are attempting to extort customer bank details. Here are two examples you need to watch out for.

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9 August 2019 in Money

Scam email warning: fake Mirror websites

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Scammers are still using Martin Lewis’s image in fraudulent Bitcoin adverts, but now they’re emailing them directly using fake mockups of the Mirror’s website.

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4 April 2019 in Money

TV Licence scammers are spoofing Fairtrade

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There’s no rest for the wicked. Scammers have found a way to get a common TV licence scam past your spam filters. Could you spot it? Here’s how they did it.

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6 July 2018 in Technology

Are you concerned your emails might be read by a third party?

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Google search

How do you feel about your email being scanned, and possibly even read by the employees of third-party companies, asks Kate Bevan…

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18 November 2017 in Technology

Scam watch: fraudsters hack email to pose as customer

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email scams

A member discovered his email had been hacked by fraudsters who plundered his details and attempted to steal funds using his signature. When his investment company contacted him, he knew it was an email scam.

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21 October 2017 in Technology

Scam watch: ‘free iPhones for testers’ email

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email scam

When a member received an email from ‘Apple’ claiming she’d been selected to test a brand new iPhone X, she rightly questioned it… (more on free iPhone email…)

13 June 2017 in Travel & Leisure

Will you benefit from the ban on EU mobile roaming charges?

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Mobile phone holiday

A ban on mobile roaming charges in the EU comes into force on 15 June. The new ‘Roam at Home’ rules should bring savings for consumers and businesses alike. But it’s not quite a blanket ban. So will you benefit from the new rules?

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6 March 2017 in Money

Your view: is it OK to send electronic greetings cards?

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e-greeting

Last Saturday’s convo about price increases on stamps pulled out some interesting insights into your views on sending greetings cards – or rather, avoiding electronic greetings cards… (more on electronic greetings cards…)

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