Word Attachment Scam

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Received this the other day. Looks legit. Adding the password requirement helps in this regard. We haven’t opened it, but no doubt will run a macro and cause you great problems. If you don’t know who it is from, don’t open it.

Fake Microsoft Support

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Yesterday at the office, we decided to get pizza for lunch. There’s a place about a 5 minute walk from our office. I figured I’d order ahead so it would be ready upon arrival. I went to their website and this popped up: Well, I notice this for what it is right away. But is Read More

Fake Resume Email

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Well, Stevie spears is busy, still lazy, but making improvements. Not an hour after posting a weak attempt as phishing /virus spreading /who knows what by sending out emails with .zip file attachments, another email from Stevie, but this time some improvements where made. First the obvious issues: Sender is unknown to me Nothing in Read More

The Random Attachment

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I’m always amazed to get such a basic, blatant scam email. I don’t know the sender From email is .NL Nobody’s name in the to block Zip file attachment Nothing in the body Lazy criminal clown, which I guess is good.

General Asking email

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This is one of those where you think…”who would every fall for this?” Well, I’m guessing some still do, as I keep receiving them. Usually these arrive with a “from” from someone you know, as their email system has been hijacked. Other times very common names will be used for the fake email from. In Read More