Spyder Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Try this test and see if you get them all correct.http://www.sonicwall.com/furl/phishing/?ClickID=cfesip7l7ffe74kvkwxfi4ep7kziilen4nzaI have to admit I got one wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I don't click on links in emails, I go to the real site and access information updates that way. I spotted a phishing email from a seller on Ebay years back. It was very very good but the logo wasn,t quite positioned where it should have been so I sent it to their fraud dept. problem with Ebay is they change the page look frequently so I doubt I could spot it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 The most convincing one I had recently was from SFR and I did click on a link but obviously didn't fill anything in.(I am on linux so .exe files etc don't work)It was an exact replica of a real SFR page except that the facture I was supposed to not have paid wasn't the number of any that I have received.I phoned the helpline and they gave me an address to forward the mail to...which was incorrect [:-))]I then had to look up the real 'suspect.email' one for SFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Just had one from amazon (.co.uk)which looks real, until I thought - not got anything on order, went to check an old email order from them, and my orders page to verify, and guess what, they've (the spammers) cribbed a lot, but not the important point, email add is wrong, and any order confirmation from amazon will tell you what you've bought etc etc ... this one didn't, just said your package would be sent by royal mail. Deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I have become so suspicious that I found reason to believe that all 10 emails were phishing. Better that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 9/10Was unsure about #7Spotted the A/C No. digits and customer name but suspicious of the links in the message, in reality I would have hovered on the links to see where they led but ultimately if I got that email I'd log into my account myself manually and not follow any iinks, better safe than sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Loads of SFR 'attempts' recently, though it has quietened down of late.A slight digression. I received a message from that Linkedin outfit, purportedly on behalf of a friend and asking if I did indeed know him.. I've zapped it.More worryingly though, when I opened the message, there were 3 other people on there (pics too) who I. Know quite well. Two of them are on my address list (and me doubtless on theirs). The third is my nephew's wife who operates professionally under her maiden name - she isn't on our address list, in fact we haven't had contact for years.Its all quite spooky and of course I understand very well that all our address lists get compromised and links are made. Hate it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 [quote user="Gardian"]A slight digression. I received a message from that Linkedin outfit, purportedly on behalf of a friend and asking if I did indeed know him.. I've zapped it.More worryingly though, when I opened the message, there were 3 other people on there (pics too) who I. Know quite well. Two of them are on my address list (and me doubtless on theirs). The third is my nephew's wife who operates professionally under her maiden name - she isn't on our address list, in fact we haven't had contact for years.Its all quite spooky and of course I understand very well that all our address lists get compromised and links are made. Hate it though.[/quote]The LinkedIn one may have been genuine. If contacts of yours join LinkedIn, the LinkedIn system (DEPENDING ON THE ACCOUNT SETTINGS) may be enabled to send invitations to join to people in their address list. If you respond, the system then asks you to set up an account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwmcn Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Theiere,I didn't even click on Spyder's link.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I got 3 wrong, but that was because I said they were all phishing, like someone else. I too would not open them, but go to my account (if I had one, and if not, I know they are false) or see what happens. In my experience, if it says you will be cut off if you don't act, it's a phisher, because all genuine problems will come by letter or personally (or account no) addressed as far as I can see ... I had a couple of apple-lookalikes recently, but as I hadn't had any recent transactions, or been anywhere near the supposed action, I forwarded them to the apple site for these things, and they have since ceased .... My theory is, if in doubt, zap, and if genuine (liked missed phone calls if urgent) they will find another way of contacting you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 [quote user="Judith"]I got 3 wrong, but that was because I said they were all phishing, like someone else. I too would not open them, but go to my account (if I had one, and if not, I know they are false) or see what happens. In my experience, if it says you will be cut off if you don't act, it's a phisher, because all genuine problems will come by letter or personally (or account no) addressed as far as I can see ... I had a couple of apple-lookalikes recently, but as I hadn't had any recent transactions, or been anywhere near the supposed action, I forwarded them to the apple site for these things, and they have since ceased .... My theory is, if in doubt, zap, and if genuine (liked missed phone calls if urgent) they will find another way of contacting you.[/quote]We sound very similar on this matter, Judith. I got 5 wrong, as I'm extremely careful with such messages, and like you, I expect to be contacted again if it's important. A member of my family was almost taken in by such an email, which made me even more careful.Then there were the two friends whose iphones were hacked, and who supposedly sent messages for help. Some friends were taken in by one of them, as that friend was heading off on holiday - not to the country the message mentioned, but to Egypt. I'm ultra cautious now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 [quote user="dwmcn"]Theiere,I didn't even click on Spyder's link.David[/quote]Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Nor did I!Call me paranoid...Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 [quote user="Loiseau"]Nor did I!Call me paranoid...Angela[/quote]Ok Paranoid. I think I prefer Loiseau though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Thanks, Spyder! So do I really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Not clicking on the link means that you do NOT understand the potential risks and ARE paranoid ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Better that than being stung with a phisher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Do you actually understand what phishing is and more to the point how it works ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Yes thanks. I have had all the usual stuff asking me to accept large payments, help stranded friends, give login details etc.Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Actually no because only the part about login details is phishing, the others are scams but neither are really anything to be worried about if clicking on a link in a forum post by a bona fide member. That might conceivably constitute an extremely minor risk of getting a virus or malware but even then any decent antivirus would or should catch it.I think too that others before you, myself for instance, who have been to the site would have very quickly reported anything suspicious about it.Of course clicking on links in unsolicited emails and anonymous messages is to be avoided but at the same time there should be a true appreciation of the risks and a sense of proportion kept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwmcn Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Spyder,Could have been phishing...David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I just found this thread and gave it a try. Strangly two out of three I marked as Phishing came up as wrong and when I clicked on the "Why" it said they were Phishing which is what I said (no I am not joking). The one I really got wrong was the PayPal one but that said I have had something like that before and I would never use their login link anyway, I always login to PayPal manually to check and if there is no message I bin the email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 [quote user="dwmcn"]Spyder,Could have been phishing...David [/quote]Don't be silly - read what AnO said above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Actually if you go through the quiz but give no answers then at the end it says that only 2, 5, and 7 are legit ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Not sure I understand what you are getting at AnO. 2,5 & 7 are the legit emails, the rest are phishing. I've just done it again and it all seemed OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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