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scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Mon November 15, 2021 9:07 pm
by washing machine
A gmail account that I don't recognize just emailed a $1250 PayPal invoice to another gmail account I don't recognize then BCC'd my gmail on it. The invoice was for an iphone 13. The PayPal customer service number on the bottom of the email felt weird when I called it, and he hung up on me after I answered "yes" to the question "are you calling from a work phone?"

I emailed the sender but gmail returned it with an "email doesn't exist" notice. Now I am emailing the intended recipient. This is all so troubling.

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Mon November 15, 2021 9:43 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
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Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Mon November 15, 2021 9:46 pm
by Norah
rip reid

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Mon November 15, 2021 9:50 pm
by washing machine
I'd really like closure on this. I may call the number again, which I'm now noticing is a local area code. The plot thickens.

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Mon November 15, 2021 9:54 pm
by The Argonaut
This is more about the phone calls than the electronic networks, but I used to have fun wasting the time of the callers. I'm over that now and just tell them that I don't have whatever it is they're trying to trick me about (a car, a phone, a computer) in hopes that I will be deleted from their lists

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Mon November 15, 2021 9:56 pm
by dad
make up an elaborate story about someone you murdered, and they’ll likely leave you alone. bammer might want to talk to you though.

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Mon November 15, 2021 10:21 pm
by washing machine
Wouldn't a phone call be considered activity within an electronic network vis a vis cellular service?

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Mon November 15, 2021 10:24 pm
by The Argonaut
washing machine wrote:Wouldn't a phone call be considered activity within an electronic network vis a vis cellular service?
OK, good, I'm glad. I felt bad about going off topic on page one already

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Mon November 15, 2021 10:36 pm
by washing machine
Don't get me wrong. You should absolutely take your self-satisfied story about harassing well-meaning phone bankers to the scambaiting thread. I just wanted to clarify that phone viruses and whatnot are within this thread's purview.

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Mon November 15, 2021 11:23 pm
by The Argonaut
Interacting with Reid is the risky side of the electronic network called RM

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Mon November 15, 2021 11:42 pm
by washing machine
That's rich, coming from a scam account like yours.

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Tue November 16, 2021 3:04 am
by The Argonaut
It's risky because I like you but you always just want to hurt my feelings :cry:

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Tue November 16, 2021 3:26 pm
by spike
washing machine wrote:Don't get me wrong. You should absolutely take your self-satisfied story about harassing well-meaning phone bankers to the scambaiting thread. I just wanted to clarify that phone viruses and whatnot are within this thread's purview.
well meaning lol

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Tue November 16, 2021 9:09 pm
by washing machine
This happened again today but with an invoice for Norton antivirus software.

What is happening?

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Wed November 17, 2021 7:52 pm
by wease
Someone has your account number

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Wed November 17, 2021 7:58 pm
by dad
why wouldn't you immediately delete these emails, and/or report them as spam? i'm assuming you've done this, no?

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Wed November 17, 2021 11:25 pm
by washing machine
I should report them, but then where would I get thread content?

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Wed November 17, 2021 11:57 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Reid, RM influencer

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Thu November 18, 2021 12:13 am
by dad
washing machine wrote:I should report them, but then where would I get thread content?
you’re right. Let’s see where this goes.

Re: scams and viruses: the risky side of electronic networks

Posted: Tue June 17, 2025 11:17 pm
by washing machine
I received this email today.

Dear Sir / Madam My name is Silver lee, Purchase manager at GJG Enterprise. Can you ship to Thailand? What is your payment term? Kindly send your full product Catalogue AWaiting your reply Thanks