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Personal Finance and Investing

TreasonousBastard

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11. OK, there was that "attached to..." wording which kinda hinted at an attachment...

Reply to question everything (Reply #10)

Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:07 PM

Nov 2020

So, I wouldn't worry too much. It's easy to get a block of email addresses and just chum with them.

Worse, I just got a lot of error messages for emails I supposedly sent to nonexistent addresses. That would mean a lot more of them were received-- so, who got emails claiming to be from me?

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I know it is a scam but shall I be worried? [View all] question everything Nov 2020 OP

Naw I wouldn't worry about that ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #1

Welcome to "PITA" world! (Pain In The Ass) MyOwnPeace Nov 2020 #2

Thank you. Wonder how they got my email. question everything Nov 2020 #3

usually it's the shot gun approach. Get a lot of email addresses and put a "warning" and see what mitch96 Nov 2020 #15

DITTO, received similar message from 'paypal,' elleng Nov 2020 #4

"They" are making the rounds. question everything Nov 2020 #5

I think if any of your accounts have been hacked, they wouldn't WheelWalker Nov 2020 #6

Opening the attachment could trigger a nasty download, but more than likely you haven't been... TreasonousBastard Nov 2020 #7

Was not an attachment. Just plain text. question everything Nov 2020 #10

OK, there was that "attached to..." wording which kinda hinted at an attachment... TreasonousBastard Nov 2020 #11

Not unless you open the attachment. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2020 #8

I've got that one and another from Amazon. Do not respond and do not click on any buttons. Midnight Writer Nov 2020 #9

go into your personal paypal acct and check for bogus transactions.. samnsara Nov 2020 #12

Don't have a PayPal account. Never had one so there is nothing to check.. question everything Nov 2020 #13

They don't want you money, they are looking safeinOhio Nov 2020 #14