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A Net Scam

midfielder

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For the last two weeks I keep getting an email from Australia Post saying their Courier called and I was out etc etc.

This a scam as AP never sends emails, I got my number 3 son who works in IT security to have a look at it for me and I don't know how but he went inside their email and tells me its out of Russia which can only be very bad.

The email has a couple of links you are asked to click to get information ... once you click the Russians have control of your computer and can see what you are doing...

Just sharing ...
 

dibo

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I don't know how but he went inside their email and tells me its out of Russia which can only be very bad.

You can hover over links, and it will tell you where they point.

Case in point: Click here to receive lots of money. And Puppies.

You can hover over the link and see where it's actually pointing.

Just because something looks like an address doesn't mean it's pointing there.

E.G. It can be something disguised to look like an email like veryimportantperson@auspost.com.au or just a web address that points somewhere else like www.auspost.com.au.

Apply some commonsense and you'll be right.
 
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MagpieMariner

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Unfortunately some of our older brethren don't know these sorts of things and therefore get caught. I always make the comment "If it looks too good to be true, it probably is."
My wife is one who's not fully IT savvy, but she refers anything she's not sure of to me. I'm afraid common sense isn't always the answer for these people. The answer for them is to phone the company concerned and ask if the email is legit. The other way, and probably the safest way, is to assume it's not.
 

Capn Gus Bloodbeard

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Rule 1: Never follow an email link to login details. Never. There are some really good ones out there.

If you follow that rule, you don't need any other skills or knowledge. If it's an important message, it will appear when you log into your account or you'll be able to check your history.

I remember working at a Big 4 bank, and they actually did send a particular email with a link to something senseitive, can't remember if it was login details to something (think it might have been)....I couldn't believe just how stupid and dangerous that was. Encouraging customers that clicking an email link is safe...
 

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