Hi – another scam alert you need to keep an eye out for. I received an email today with the subject: Fraud Alert: Unauthorised iTunes Payment – I received another titled: Unauthorised Appstore Purchase and another Unauthorised iTunes Purchase – to a completely separate email account today too.
As with all scam emails, there are tell tale signs that it should not be trusted. If Apple’s reports are correct, then it appears some A-List celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande and others, may have fallen for exactly this type of scam. Continue reading
iPhone 6
A few minutes ago, I received what I thought was an interesting email – with the title:
The wait is over. Introducing the new iPhone 6
If you receive it, be very wary. It looks genuine – has very professional looking photos of the iPhone and iWatches. However most of the links take you to a phishing website. Continue reading
Yet again I’m getting spammed with scam emails trying to get my information from me, so they can steal my identity. The one I got a lot of today was apparently from PayPal. My intention is to educate people on how to spot these phishing emails so that it’s not just current PayPal Scam Emails you spot, it’s ones from other well known places too that you may have an account – for example Amazon.com. Continue reading
You may have seen a lot of emails from Amazon recently, with the subject: “Revision to Your Amazon“. I’ll show you a screenshot below of the ones I’m receiving, so you know how to spot it as an Amazon email scam trying to get your details by using phishing techniques – and to trash it or delete it immediately. Click the image to enlarge it if it’s not clear enough for you. Continue reading
I received a new scam email tonight – to my personal email address that I use for FaceBook. However, something didn’t quite seem right – and knowing there are a number of current facebook scams out there, I thought I’d share it with you so you know what to look for. Continue reading