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Posts tagged with "email"

7 April 2021 in Scams

Scam alert: Dyson V10 ‘loyalty program’ email

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An email purporting to be from Dyson is promising ‘prizes’ as part of a fake loyalty program. Dyson has confirmed it has nothing to do with the communication.

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19 February 2021 in Scams

Scam alert: Just Eat ‘gift card’ phishing email

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We’ve received multiple reports of a fake email purporting to be from takeaway delivery service Just Eat. Here’s what you need to watch out for.

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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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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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26 January 2020 in Scams

Scam alert: Government grant phishing attempts

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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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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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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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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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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…)

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