It seems that Whatsapp are having a few problems today – as their account on twitter called Whatsapp status suggests WhatsApp Status @wa_status WhatsApp status functionality is currently not available. We are working on resolving it soon-ish… So on the band wagon the spammers jump…… they changed a recent hoax to be applicable the status problems – It explains this is why your Status and everyone elses says – error – Status unavailable. This is to scam you into forwarding. The first clue we have that this is fake is the message says from summer 2012 whatsapp will start charging. Are they charging ? […]
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Email scam Alert for Lloyds TSB Bank
Another old fraud scam has been found in my inbox for Lloyds TSB bank. Lloyds TSB was targeted a few years ago with this bogus scam and it looks like the scammers are trying again to extract personal bank details with this phishing email which gives you 24hrs to respond. Phishing email supposedly from Lloyds TSB The fake email says This e-mail has been sent to inform you that your account will be deactivated within the next 24 hours due to several unsuccessful login attemps on your account. To prevent this to happen please login securely to our activation link below today and verify your information: Firstly it doesn’t use my name it just says dear – and my email address, secondly I don’t have an account at the Lloyds TSB bank. The link where you are supposed to verify […]
Continue readingHotmail Account Alert Phishing Scam #windowslive
HOTMAIL ALERT I can’t believe this old fake phishing scam to steal your hotmail account is still being sent – its a variation of a spam email from years ago – but this has better English apart from a few spelling mistakes – and is possibly going to catch more people out. We’ve seen these types of phishing scams on Twitter and Facebook a lot lately but none on Hotmail for a while. As far as I know. What is phishing. Phishing is attempting to acquire information (and sometimes, indirectly, money) such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a […]
Continue readingVerify your account Facebook scam
There appear to be three very similar facebook scams going around at the moment, all with the theme of Facebook Account Verification, and if you don’t verify your accounts, something nasty is going to happen. Not that you will fall in a puddle of mud, but much worse, your facebook account will be closed. Well, what can I say …… this isn’t true – your Facebook account is not going to be closed if you don’t verify your account, pay money or move to Scotland. Its a scam. And its pretty harsh one, these guys not only want you to spread it all around but they […]
Continue readingLinkedIn Update, Member Passwords were Hacked – How to change Password
LinkedIn have now confirmed that some of the passwords were hacked today. Well, what they actually say is “We can confirm that some of the passwords that were compromised correspond to LinkedIn accounts.” Members that have accounts associated with the compromised passwords will notice that their LinkedIn account password is no longer valid. These members will also receive an email from LinkedIn with instructions on how to reset their passwords. There will not be any links in these emails. For security reasons, you should never change your password on any website by following a link in an email. These affected […]
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