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| Thread ID: 119230 | 2011-07-12 05:28:00 | New Spam Approach | johcar (6283) | PC World Chat |
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| 1216272 | 2011-07-13 03:49:00 | Yes, lots of clues for someone have savvy to realise it's a scam, but that doesn't often seem to be enough for some people... | johcar (6283) | ||
| 1216273 | 2011-07-13 05:28:00 | There's a SPAM email going around . So what I hear you say – welcome to 2011 . This one's a little bit different because it's asking people to call an international number which, if rung, will be charged at a premium rate per minute . The spam email reads: From: "Inland Revenue" Notice You have received this email because you or someone had used your account from different locations . Please call to confirm your billing address from your LANDLINE at this number: 00881835211737 Regards, Stephen Bronner Internal Revenue Service If the number is dialled, an automated message asks the caller to hold . For each minute the caller holds, charges will be incurred to the caller . Advise anyone who gets the email to delete it immediately (I'm sure no-one who frequents this forum will be suckered into calling the IRD on an obviously non-NZ number, but you might have friends or rellies who could get taken in . . . ) It also has grammar problems so no doubt spam |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 1216274 | 2011-07-13 08:12:00 | 00 881 is an Iridium Service followed by a cellphone number. I count nine digits in the cellphone number. I am not sure what an Iridium Service is but I got this information from the International Country and Area Codes in the phone book. Satellite phone I think. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1216275 | 2011-07-13 08:38:00 | It also has grammar problems so no doubt spam If grammar was the pointer for spam, then over half the emails I see every day would have to be categorised as spam. But you're right. When it's been obviously written by someone with English-not-as-a-first-language, or has been badly 'customised' for the audience ("Internal Revenue Service"), has a number that isn't a free landline number, and in fact has been ostensibly emailed by an organisation that does not use email to communicate with its victims, then it certainly stands out like the proverbial.... But you can guarantee that some idiot will get caught. |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1216276 | 2011-07-13 19:41:00 | I've had it. Businesses have had it (whats with their lack of spam filters on the network??) I've had the bank one too - your account will be closed if you don't click here and verify your login. Right - will they cancel the mortgage too? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1216277 | 2011-07-13 23:27:00 | IRD have issued a warning and advice about this type of email here (www.stuff.co.nz). | Bobh (5192) | ||
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