NEVER click on a link in a Paypal email, even if you think it might be genuine. ALWAYS enter the address of the Paypal website directly into your browser. The link included with this scam email takes you to http://mail.fischerxxxxxx (dot)com/us/webscr.htm – I’m sure you can see straight away that this isn’t the real Paypal website. […]
This scammer is after your credit card details. NEVER click on a link in a bank email, even if it appears to come from your own bank. ALWAYS enter the address of your bank’s website directly into your browser. Banks NEVER ask you to reconfirm your details in a random email. If you think you […]
Apparently the Wells Fargo Account Review Team have “identifies some unusual activity” on the account that I don’t have! I hope you know that ALL emails from banks saying there is a problem with your account are fake. This is a scammer who wants you to give him/her all your account details. NEVER click on […]
It’s been a while since I added a fake PayPal email – so here is another one. Firstly, when Paypal write to you they ALWAYS use your Paypal name and NEVER address you as “Dear valued PayPal Customer”. Secondly – NEVER click on a link in a PayPal email, even if you think it might […]
A bit more convincing than the usual scam bank email, poorly written rubbish. Still a scam. NEVER click on a link in a bank email, even if it appears to have come from your bank. ALWAYS enter the address of your bank website directly into your browser. That link takes you to deltaprisma.com, which redirects to […]
Short and ungrammatical – this scam bank email should be sent straight to your email trash can. I didn’t look at the attached webpage, but I’ll guess it asks for all your bank account details so the scammer can help him/herself to your money. Your Online Access is Limited. Download to restore access from been […]
It’s been a while since I added a fake paypal email to this blog – so here is one. If you point your mouse at the link (don’t click) and then look at the bottom left of your email client or browser, you will see that the link doesn’t point to the Paypal website. NEVER […]
Clearly the use of graphics software is beyond the limited skills of this scammer. I’m sure you can see all the obvious clues that this email doesn’t come from PayPal. I’m addressed as “PayPal Customer” – I’m sure you know that all genuine Paypal communications include your username. The email was sent from PayPal@mail.nu. If […]
Clearly spelling wasn’t high on this scammer’s list of achievements at school. I’m told that my account was “accesed” and that they might “temporaly” suspend my account. Ah – the power of the mind!! This idiot then finishes by telling me that they “recommend to verefy (sic) your account”. Clearly this scammer has: a) copied […]
There hasn’t been a “security breach” in the HSBC systems – if there had it would have been headline news on the TV, radio and papers. There will be a “security breach” of your account if you click on the link and enter the information this scammer is asking for – your online banking ID […]
It’s been a while since I posted a fake bank email – I get so many of them. But. One of my email addresses has been a rich source of scam emails for this site. The provider of that email has just implemented a much more robust spam filtering system – with the result that […]
It’s been a while since I posted a scam bank email. I get so many of them, from almost any bank you could name – and a few I’ve never heard of! NEVER click on a link in an email that claims to come from a bank, even if it claims to come from your […]
I hope you can see immediately that this Ebay email is a fake. It starts by telling me that my “registered name is included to show this message originated from eBay.” I’m sure you can see that your registered name is nowhere to be seen. This notice did not come from Ebay. NEVER click on […]
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a scam PayPal email – so here is one. NEVER click on a link in a PayPal email, even if you think it is genuine. ALWAYS enter the address of the PayPal website directly into your browser and login to your account. This is an obvious scam: a) […]
This little gem comes with an attachment named Facebook-password-47423.zip. I have no idea what is in the attachment, but I’m willing to bet it’s something nasty. Don’t make the mistake of opening it to find out. No-one sends you a new password as an attachment. DO NOT OPEN THIS ATTACHMENT. If you think there might […]
I haven’t posted a scam bank email for a while. I get so many of them that I’m afraid I can’t be bothered to post most of them. But I thought I’d post this one – as a reminder that you should never click on a link in a bank email – even if it […]
