Heads up to beware of phishing emails.

[denverbill]

I've gotten SIX phishing emails today. 4 purported to be various Amazon related emails, 2 were about Harp expiring. All had phony email address (not Amazon, e.g.) and links that likely would install malware. I got some phishing emails back in 2016 as well, and frankly, I think they got my email address from the DU hack.

The Amazon emails had subjects of "You've been chosen" (x2), "Answer 10 quick questions about Amazon", and "Confirmation needed" and the HARP expiring ones just said "Harp is expiring".

Are any other DUers getting these?

[unc70]

1. The Amazon-like stuff is everywhere

I have not noticed it in my email, but it is being served up by advertising on a number of sites. The most frequent one for me is wral.com where it started appearing about 10-15 days ago.

[wishstar]

2. I get them regularly purporting to be Google, esp. Google photos and also from LinkedIn

I have never signed up or used anything involving either Google or LinkedIn and no one I know sends me any photos through Google so I just delete them. My Spectrum email screens out the LinkedIn emails as spam so they go to Trash automatically but the Google ones are always in my Inbox.

[Totally Tunsie]

3. Just six?

I treat e-mails as I do unsolicited phone calls. If I'm not expecting something from sender, it's usually jettisoned. The Apple e-mails are especially odious: "Your account is being charged $XX.XX for such-and-such video game, per your instructions. Contact us if this is incorrect." Riiiiiiight!

A buddy recently had $20,000 drained out of his Bank of America account in $5K increments by someone operating through the Bank of China. Said it looked like a genuine e-mail from his bank, asking him to verify his sign-in information. Rather than checking on it, he entered everything they asked for. Money was gone within hours, but he didn't know until his monthly statement arrived. Fortunately, BofA reimbursed him for his losses.

Glad you weren't taken in.

Stay vigilant. Proceed with caution always.

[rurallib]

4. every fucking day

just like those scam phone calls.
So if I don't recognize the call from number I let it ring away. If it is someone who really wants me they will leave a message saying who they are and what they want.

As for the emails, if I hover the cursor over the sender, it reveals the senders email address. If it is a bot or a scam it is usually some strange cyber code and it gets the shit can without being opened. No fuss, no muss.

Wish there were something our providers could do to stop this crap. Until they do we gotta be as smart as we can be.

[MerryBlooms]

5. My email filter throws all that sort of crap to my junk mail file.

I scan through my junk mail once a month and unless it's something I choose to read, it all goes to auto delete.

[Historic NY]

6. All the time set up your spam file

eventually they will end there.

[marble falls]

7. One from Amazon Marketplace and one from Bob Mueller re: Trumpski.

[mwooldri]

8. I hate the spiked ads.. that redirect your page to a fake ad scam.

You could be clicking on a link on e.g. huffpost and the next thing is you're being told "congratulations you've won" but you can't go back easily.

Phishing email I generally don't get but then my main email address is full of crap anyway these days.

[bitterross]

9. Beware of Docusign E-mails and some other suggestions.

I do tech support for a living. I see this stuff all day long.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS look at the URL name in the link before you click on it or, at least, after you get to a site.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER put your e-mail, passwords or any personal information into a website that you've gotten to from a link in an e-mail. Go directly to the bank/vendor/online store using a URL you know is the right one.

Don't open Word or Excel documents from people you do not know.

You have to be on the defense non-stop.