Got an email claiming they were having problems autopaying my account and could I please re-verify my credit card information.

Two major flags on that:

1. I don't HAVE a Netflix account. I am an additional user on my daughter's account and she pays the monthly bill.

2. The return address on the message was:

quote:

NetfIix <vwb862-jldiswxicibnn@ufpfxhwbuwdgnjdkzojjj.kzbomowbuipoe>
To: pfoxy@yahoo.com

I forwarded a copy to Netflix.

None of these email types (phishing) are not unique or new.
Just use common sense.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
None of these email types (phishing) are not unique or new.
Just use common sense.

Agreed!

Never click on any links from unsolicited emails - in fact if you think they're suspicious, don't even open the email.


I got one the other day that really looked like it came from my bank - same logo, phone numbers etc - saying there was suspicious activity on my account, access to my account had been suspended and to click this link... At first glance it looked pretty convincing, but it came in on an email address that my bank doesn't have (and it had a Tracking image embedded in it as well).

I get emails from Amazon, Netflix, MasterCard, etc every day that are scams attempting to get me to enter payment or password info.

Just this afternoon a friend of mine got a call to tell him that he had won the publishers clearing house drawing !!! 6.5 million !! Yea !!!!

All he had to do was send a check for 800 bucks ….right ….

If you actually have to update or change anything on any online account or service, you will do it through the website itself, not from a link in an email. No legit email will ask for your login or account info because they already have it.

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Originally posted by bigwagon:
If you actually have to update or change anything on any online account or service, you will do it through the website itself, not from a link in an email. No legit email will ask for your login or account info because they already have it.

Yes, another reason to have password program w/ the web address for connection. Even when I get legit emails where I need to connect to a service, I use my password program linking to log in.

quote:

Originally posted by smschulz:
None of these email types (phishing) are not unique or new.
Just use common sense.

So, you're saying there is no prince of Kumbiya whose $1,000,000,000 estate is unclaimed upon his death, and I just need to set up an account with a nominal sum of $10,000 to claim it?

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Originally posted by radioman:

quote:

Originally posted by smschulz:
None of these email types (phishing) are not unique or new.
Just use common sense.

So, you're saying there is no prince of Kumbiya whose $1,000,000,000 estate is unclaimed upon his death, and I just need to set up an account with a nominal sum of $10,000 to claim it?

Oh it's real alright, my email is in my profile and I will reply with where to send the US PO Money orders.

quote:

Originally posted by smschulz:
None of these email types (phishing) are not unique or new.
Just use common sense.

So, you are saying they are unique and new?

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Originally posted by 12131:

quote:

Originally posted by smschulz:
None of these email types (phishing) are not unique or new.
Just use common sense.

So, you are saying they are unique and new?

I don't know. Just in case I sent smschulz my credit card info and SS#

I got an email from COX cable trying to get me to log in. I haven't used them in four years.

Honestly, I don't think you can order new service at a different address if they get in? My credit card info is not saved anywhere.