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  1. arabian_ian

    arabian_ian Well-Known Member

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    Scammers are definitely on the ball and taking full advantage of this sad situation we are all in.

    I just received a message in my in box telling me that O2 can’t process my payments and could I log in to set up new payment procedures.

    I do not have an O2 account so I instantly knew it to be a scam. So be warned and aware.

    Btw I replied with a F uck off.
     
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    #2 thetykester, Mar 25, 2020
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    Another way to spot a scam email they'll state Dear Customer, that's because the scammers don't know your name. Whatever though, stay alert folks, they are very sneaky.
     
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    I'd be careful replying to anything, mate. All it does is tell them that the number or email is active and you may end up getting more.
     
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    Thanks for that Titus. I obviously never thought that through properly. So more **** to delete in the days to come.
    I was just so annoyed in getting the message that my first thought was fk you.
     
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    Hopefully you won't get any extra :) just recall seeing something recently that advised never to reply to anything spam related. And that some emails have some sort of "beacon" that triggers even when you just open it that notifies them a live email address is in use. Think I might have read it on the BBC site.
     
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