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Sunday, August 19, 2018
BREAKING NEWS: A Viewer Writes: Scam Alert
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You can contact the local AT&T business rep to add a network security plan in place to prevent malware and viruses opened in an attachment or any other network security service
Hopefully it will wipe out my CC balance )
I hope you did not call some number on the virus alert which then led you to someone with an accent that asked to remote into your computer. This is often part of the scam.
You get a virus notification and then a number to call for assistance. They then remote in and tell you that you are infected with a Worm and have to pay to have it removed.
Often they will claim to be from Microsoft, HP, Norton or some other company. Your antivirus will NEVER tell you to call for assistance in removal of a virus. Never call for phone support to remove a virus as 99% of the time its a scam.
Usually the alert you got saying you have a worm is fake and you did not have an infection at all. One way to know is that if the alert told you that you a "Worm" its more than likely BS. Most antivirus will tell you the name of the virus and not use broad terms like a worm.
There are an abundance of signs in this email that it is a scam and not at all legit. For example:
1) Who calls it "Electro-energy"?
2) Multiple grammar mistakes
3) The email address at the top has a ".tk".
....and so on. No sympathy for people that clearly don't have an ounce of common sense.
I can only laugh that someone actually opened this not knowing who it came from. When will people learn.
If your accountant fell for this scam, you really need a new accountant!
Ha, looks like someone REALLY needs phishing scam training!!!
Bet they never looked at email source. these scams are easy to see if you know what you're looking at, let alone if you weren't expecting a DocuSign email.
Good thing they had proper backups of all their data!?!
Throughout many advances over the last 120 years one thing remains the same, gullibility amongst human beings!
Another thing still the same - TWO DAYS UNTIL TGIF!!!!!!!!!
2:19 PM - Really !
2:19 he is getting what he is paying for. Sometimes being cheap is costly.
LOL must have an AOL or Yahoo account or Comcast even worse. That should have gone directly to Spam.
The fact that an 'accountant' would open an attachment to this email is appalling. Look at the grammar as well as the language, it is clearly not written by an American. Date of Payment is in European format, "Electro-energy"? "Lower you can examine your detailed bill".
English is not the native language of the people who did this.
I'm amazed at all the tech super nova's commenting on how illiterate everyone else is yet they live and work in Salisbury/wicomico county. If your skills are so elite take them on out to silicon valley
I’ll help you out with this. Please list your credit card number and the 3 digit code on the back for me. I need this info to prevent the people from attacking your credit card. Once I have that info, I will protect your credit card and you will have no further problems. Oh, I forgot, I need the exact name on the credit card too.
Your Friend and Protecter,
Shabazz Alawante
South African Computer Security Consultant
I feel for you. The same thing happened to me. I received an email telling me that I had won the Nigerian Lottery for 10 million US dollars. It was hard to believe because I didn’t remember buying a ticket. But, I was happy and couldn’t wait for my money. I sent them the $1,500 processing fee that I had to pay to get my money and waited. I can’t believe they never sent me my winnings. I called SPD but they said there was nothing they could do. I’m out $1,500. So upset and disappointed.
It's hard to imagine in this day and times, that someone, an accountant no less, would open an attachment from an unknown source. Just the sender's email address should have been enough warning. The extension .TK is an enormous red flag. Accountant should be fired, or sued for negligence that harmed the company.
August 16, 2018 at 12:30 AM:
LOL. My sarcasm meter is pegging!
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