"less is more" scam looks good
Oct 10, 2022 09:29:35 #
I received this notice from "FedEx" and almost clicked on the link. "Wait a minute..." I thought, "FedEx is sending me an email to tell me they're sending me an email?!" It looks clean and it's so short & simple one might think it's legit. Then I checked FedEx's sending address to see it's dave@Vmpc01.machingway. com. Nice try.
Oct 10, 2022 09:34:27 #
I like the ones that refer to my shipment when I haven't ordered anything.....
I always mouse-over links to see there they go.
Then I check the header info to see where the email really originated.
The origin is RARELY where the "From:" indicates.
I always mouse-over links to see there they go.
Then I check the header info to see where the email really originated.
The origin is RARELY where the "From:" indicates.
Oct 10, 2022 09:35:03 #
petercbrandt
Loc: New York City, Manhattan
Internet malice is wide spread and growing immensely ! Being suspicious is very important ! SAD !
Oct 10, 2022 09:38:25 #
Oct 11, 2022 11:13:02 #
bobforman
Loc: Anacortes, Washington State
I live in a town of 16K and in the weekly police blotter there is always 1 or 2 people reporting to be victims of scams. And, these are only the ones reported. This must be going on all over the country (world?) and cheats are making fortunes. We need a max-security prison for these perps.
Oct 11, 2022 15:15:09 #
bobforman wrote:
I live in a town of 16K and in the weekly police blotter there is always 1 or 2 people reporting to be victims of scams. And, these are only the ones reported. This must be going on all over the country (world?) and cheats are making fortunes. We need a max-security prison for these perps.
What we need is for the telephone companies to stop allowing spoofed phone numbers, stop robocalls and initiate more accurate number tracing. If criminals can figure out how to spoof numbers and make robocalls, the phone companies should be able to figure out how to stop them.
Maybe if some lawyers wanted to make a bundle of money they could and would start a class action legal action against the phone companies for allowing the public to be harrassed, stressed and burglarized by the scammers and include damages for stress, inconvenience, time, and mental anxiety.
Oct 11, 2022 16:54:40 #
fourlocks wrote:
I received this notice from "FedEx" and almost clicked on the link. "Wait a minute..." I thought, "FedEx is sending me an email to tell me they're sending me an email?!" It looks clean and it's so short & simple one might think it's legit. Then I checked FedEx's sending address to see it's dave@Vmpc01.machingway. com. Nice try.
I only read/open emails with addresses I trust and know. I do not seem to receive those type emails, but I have 200,000+ emails on the Gmail server. I do not delete emails and most "junk" I never even open. Yes, it does cost $1.99 per month for extra storage at Gmail. However, I can always find an email I wish to retrieve. Actually, pretty fast via search. I'm sure most would never adopt my "method", but it has worked for me over 13 years, since I signed onto Gmail after moving back to NJ from NC.
Don't bother telling me I'm a bit weird. I already know that.
Mark
Oct 11, 2022 17:48:12 #
fourlocks wrote:
I received this notice from "FedEx" and almost clicked on the link. "Wait a minute..." I thought, "FedEx is sending me an email to tell me they're sending me an email?!" It looks clean and it's so short & simple one might think it's legit. Then I checked FedEx's sending address to see it's dave@Vmpc01.machingway. com. Nice try.
I have gotten both FedEx and UPS (supposedly) e-mail lately… along with several banks and credit cards. Looking at the REAL senders e-mail usually sorts it out quickly.
FBI published a paper that (of the crimes they are aware of) in 2021 more than 90,000 elderly people (over 60) were scammed out of over $1.7 Billion. Obviously, many are falling for their crap.
Oct 11, 2022 17:53:18 #
markngolf wrote:
I only read/open emails with addresses I trust and... (show quote)
Oh no! My wife keeps old e-mail to the point of bogging down MS Outlook due to the size of the file it creates. I help her clean it out from time to time… which… with Outlook takes more than just deleting the e-mails to reduce the size of the .pst files. I won’t dare tell her what you do.
Oct 11, 2022 18:42:53 #
KillroyII wrote:
Oh no! My wife keeps old e-mail to the point of bogging down MS Outlook due to the size of the file it creates. I help her clean it out from time to time… which… with Outlook takes more than just deleting the e-mails to reduce the size of the .pst files. I won’t dare tell her what you do.
Outlook stores on the drive. Gmail stores on their servers. Good luck with explaining to your wife. My wife has gotten better with technology, but she has a 24/7 tech on call. 🤣
Oct 11, 2022 19:18:56 #
Oct 12, 2022 09:14:01 #
If scammers find a way to hide their real address, we'll be in trouble. Still, if I haven't ordered something, I don't expect to receive something.
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