Warning! Safety Supply Scan

Warning! Safety Supply company/Bally Bofey Carpets scam emailA strange one dropped into my inbox this lunchtime, alledgedly from The Safety Supply Company with a Scan? Although it could be spoofed anyway, it apparently was sent by ballybofeycarpets {dot} com and has a link to something hosted on said bally bofey carpets website.

Perhaps a hacked site or just one used by hackers, who knows, but as always NEVER EVER click any link in an unexpected and strange email, it's more likely than not an attempt to con you into infecting your own computer with...


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Nigerian 419 Scam Back

After a long period of quiet, the Nigerian 419 Scam emails are making their return! These are so called as the number "419" refers to the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code dealing with fraud, the charges and penalties for offenders.

This particular one seems to be sent by someone called Jagtap Shashikant (Contractor) and uses a US email address, probably spoofed (faked) and was had a subject of "Sehr geehrter Herr / Frau" which I believe to be German.

The message is:

Hello,
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Warning! NTS Premier fake email

Warning! Fake NTS Premier Services EmailAfter a break from receiving many infected and fake emails, it seems that they are starting up again!

Today's is alledgedly from NTS Premier Services and claims to be an invoice for over £4k. It's a scam trying to con people into clickiing a link as a £4k plus invoice appearing out of the blue will panic some people into clicking a link, or perhaps just opening the email within Outlook or another HTML viewer which will infect your computer with malware or encrypt your files.

Looking at...


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Warning! Tv Providers Discount

Warning! Tv Providers Discount Fraud The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) have noticed an increase in Action Fraud reports where fraudsters are offering a discount on Television service provider subscriptions. Fraudsters are cold-calling victims, purporting to be from a Television (TV) provider offering a discount on their monthly subscription. Victims have been told the following: their subscription needs to be renewed; that part or all, of the TV equipment has expired and they are due an upgrade on the...


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Warning! Fake US Bank emails

Warning! Fake USBank Online email warningBe aware, there are fake infected emails alledgedly from US Bank Online circulating currently. These falsely claim, that  "your credit-based card account was billed at Apple Online Store for" a few thousand dollars! Of course, they are NOT from Apple and have no connection to Apple and no connection to any genuine US Bank!

One I have received was sent from usbank {at} stjamesmac {dot} com and had a subject of "Apple Alert Regarding Your Recent Order" and a link to "Get Your Receipt"...


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Warning! Fake Apple alert emails

Warning! Fake Apple Alert EmailsBe aware, there are fake infected emails alledgedly from Apple circulating currently. Of course, they are NOT from Apple and have no connection to Apple!

One I have received was sent from apple {at} sujacsewing {dot} com and had a subject of "Apple Alert Regarding Your Recent Order" and a link to "View Receipt" which actually links to a self-executing file hosted at notjunkla {dot} com. Various grammatical errors in the body of the email give it away that this is a scam and the aim of the...


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Warning! Fake FedEx emails

Warning! Fake FedEx Tracking Number emailsA number of fake and infected emails alledgedly from Fed-Ex are circulating currently. With a subject of FedEx Tracking Number and the message "FedEx Tracking Click on the tracking number listed below to see shipment details:" in the body of the email. The number given is linked to an auto executing file that will doubtless infect your machine with malware at best and encrypt your computers files at worse and may very well attempt to send your banking details off to the hackers.

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Warning! Bank of America

Warning! Bank of America Scan EmailAn infected email alledgedly being sent out by Bank of America entitled Banking Alert stating that This is your Invoice and that Your credit card has been charged for $445.99 or varying amounts and offering a link to "View An Invoice Details here".

Of course this is nothing of the sort, the "Invoice" is in fact an infected file that will auto run once you download it and infect your computer with malware. In this case the file is stored on motoxmom {dot} com and nothing to do with any...


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Warning! Fake Endorsements

Warning! Fake Endorsement websitesAgain, not an email but this time it's a fake website alleging to offer cryptocurrency investments are dishonestly using the image of Martin Lewis, the founder and editor for moneysavingexpert.com, as an endorsement for their companies.

The adverts using Martin Lewis to promote illicit schemes can be found on social media and other websites. Clicking on the advert takes you to the full article where Martin Lewis image is presented along with fake quotes recommending investments in bitcoin...


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Magazine Advert Debt Alert

Warning! Fake Magazine Advert Debt cold callsVictims receive a telephone call from someone purporting to be a bailiff enforcing a court judgement, attempting to recover funds for a non-existent debt. The fraudsters state the debt originates from the victim not paying a magazine advertisement subscription.
 
A variety of magazine names and publishers are being used by the fraudsters, who also commonly use the names of certified Bailiff Enforcement Agents such “Scott Davis”, “Stephen King” and “Mark Taylor”. These are names of...


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