Scam message

ronk

Lifer
 Durham
Watch out for the scam text message:-
Itโ€™s a very professional job and I freely admit that I got to the payment details before I sussed it! I had been looking at the documentation required for my Euro trip,

N๐—›๐—ฆ: You've been accepted for ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—— ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด you've been ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, Your ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ. is 98526 please visit: ://apple-c*vid-status-pass.com to apply

I nearly got caught and Iโ€™ve changed the address so it doesnโ€™t get any further unnecessary publication.
 
Itโ€™s easy to get caught out, I had one a few weeks ago for a parcel delivery that I was expecting, I also realised it was a scam before I gave any payment details, its funny how these people seem to know just when youโ€™re planning or expecting something.
 
It is challenging, with my anti virus on my pc I am always amazed what it blocks, even when I donโ€™t even open a message - the fact it lands on my outlook is enough for it to try its worst.

I no longer respond or click on any sms that comes in from any organisation but head to the website instead.

I do miss out on HMRC refunds, parcel that no longer will be delivered due to the outstanding 50p, Royal Mail deliveries and the list goes on :x
 
I can't even read what it says as it's full of unicode characters that Firefox (on Mac) isn't even displaying.

This is what I'm seeing...


But the general rule I follow - which has kept me safe so far - is to never click on ANY link in ANY email or text.

If it's not something I'm expecting, then it gets deleted. If it is something I'm expecting, then I'll examine the link and either type it directly into a new browser window, or copy & paste if there's a long, complicated session-id included.
 
pvr said:
It is challenging, with my anti virus on my pc I am always amazed what it blocks, even when I donโ€™t even open a message - the fact it lands on my outlook is enough for it to try its worst.

I no longer respond or click on any sms that comes in from any organisation but head to the website instead.

I do miss out on HMRC refunds, parcel that no longer will be delivered due to the outstanding 50p, Royal Mail deliveries and the list goes on :x
If I took up all the penis enlargement offers that I've had over the years, I'd need to walk around pushing a wheelbarrow in front of me :P
 
PerryGunn said:
pvr said:
It is challenging, with my anti virus on my pc I am always amazed what it blocks, even when I donโ€™t even open a message - the fact it lands on my outlook is enough for it to try its worst.

I no longer respond or click on any sms that comes in from any organisation but head to the website instead.

I do miss out on HMRC refunds, parcel that no longer will be delivered due to the outstanding 50p, Royal Mail deliveries and the list goes on :x
If I took up all the penis enlargement offers that I've had over the years, I'd need to walk around pushing a wheelbarrow in front of me :P
So that's why everyone buys roadsters, they really are for penis extensions :P
 
mmm-five said:
I can't even read what it says as it's full of unicode characters that Firefox (on Mac) isn't even displaying.

This is what I'm seeing...

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But the general rule I follow - which has kept me safe so far - is to never click on ANY link in ANY email or text.

If it's not something I'm expecting, then it gets deleted. If it is something I'm expecting, then I'll examine the link and either type it directly into a new browser window, or copy & paste if there's a long, complicated session-id included.

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Hereโ€™s a screenshot of the rouge message
 
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