Friday, 27 September 2013

@ALL - Amazon infected email scam

Beware of emails (see below) purporting to come from Amazon (or any other online retailer) that don't give details of your purchases and have zipped attachments.

Why?

The attachment is infected - Make sure that your anti-virus is up to date
There is no name or purchase details in the body of the email - it is totally generic
Amazon do not use attachments

If you do have an infected computer use your AV software's recommended procedure for recovery.

If you suspect that your computer is infected and is not protected you can get a free scan from most of the reputable AV vendors. Just Google "free antivirus scan"

Example:

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your order. We’ll let you know once your item(s) have dispatched.You can check the status of your order or make changes to it by visiting Your Orders on Amazon.co.uk.

Order Details

Order #:A--2589212-7735722
Placed on September 26, 2013
Order details and invoice in attached file.

Need to make changes to your order? Visit our Help page for more information and video guides.

We hope to see you again soon.
Amazon.co.uk

@NAT - Have your say on the proposed new bank notes

LINK

Tuesday, 24 September 2013

@WAR - Superfast Broadband Newsletter — September 2013

Friday, 20 September 2013

@ALL - Your Car - Smashed, hacked and gone in 90 seconds

@WAR - GP Surgery Experiences - A Survey for 13 - 25yo

Hi All

I am writing to let you know that we have just gone live with our Young People’s survey on GP Surgery experiences. It is very important for us at Healthwatch Warwickshire to ensure that we are hearing the voices of children and young people. With this in mind we have adapted the survey that has been completed with adults earlier this year, to make sure that we are capturing the views of younger people.

The survey is aimed at young people between the ages of 13-25. It has been piloted with some young people at the PUSH project ( Thank you to Dan!) and following their support and enthusiasm we have made some small changes and are running the survey until 31^st October. We are running a prize draw of 3 £10 Love to Shop High-street vouchers.

It would be fantastic if you could encourage young people you work with and are in contact with to fill in the survey – it is available by following the link - http://tinyurl.com/mwxlker

Or by going on to our website www.healthwatchwarwickshire.co.uk

Alternatively if you need a number of printed copies to do in a session with young people then please let me know.

I appreciate that not all of you work directly with young people – however if you could possibly forward to any contacts/networks you may have we would greatly appreciate your support.

If you would like further information please don’t hesitate to contact me

Thanks

Donna

Donna Ranchhod

Community Engagement Officer

Healthwatch Warwickshire Ltd

4-6 Clemens Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 2DL

Company Number: 8181496

Telephone: 01926 422823

Direct Dial: 01926 453961

donna@healthwatchwarwickshire.co.uk

www.healthwatchwarwickshire.co.uk

@NAT - Recent Updates from the National NW Website

Latest Newsletter
http://news.angelbc-mail.com/NLI/ViewHtmlEmail.aspx?a=D6CC22594E5801897CD2DB184153CF45&b=BA728B5D843C0C8B99051B7AF24CC85A

For parents worried about the online safety of their children
http://www.ourwatch.org.uk/news_and_events/news/get_safe_online_launches_new_online_safety_hotline_for_parents/

Helping the isolated & vulnerable - survey reveals benefit of Neighbourhood Watch Membership
http://www.ourwatch.org.uk/news_and_events/news/helping_the_isolated_vulnerable_survey_results/

Other West Midlands items
http://www.ourwatch.org.uk/news_and_events/news/?cat_id=9

@WAR - Summary of recent items

http://onlinenews.warwickshire.police.uk/wpnews_pressrelease/hot-weather-opens-the-door-on-sneakin-burglaries/15504

http://onlinenews.warwickshire.police.uk/wpnews_pressrelease/police-issue-warning-over-telephone-scam/15525

Collectors are going door to door in our village collecting for a well-known charity. They are asking for contributions by standing order, which means they expect us to reveal details of our bank accounts, our name and address and a specimen of our signature etc and to make regular payments. These people are usually agents working on a commission basis and almost certainly are not members of the charity they represent.

As a matter of personal security, it is unwise to reveal information about our banking arrangements to strangers. If you wish to support the charity ask if they will let you have an application for you to complete and post later.

I received a text message today stating that my bank debit card is due to expire shortly (they knew the last three digits of my bank account number) and a replacement would be dispatched within 24 hrs and would I check with them if I had any queries, my debit card still has many months to run.

I checked with my bank and they confirm that this text did not originate with them.

Presumably, anyone who replied to the text would be drawn into revealing confidential details of their banking arrangements.

SCAM - The money was not expected!

SCAM - Poor use of English!

SCAM - The attached file will either be infected or will deliver your details to a fraudster!

DELETE IMMEDIATELY

Revenues notify message

This is an automated message - please do not reply!

Dear client,

You are receiving this message because of you have been received the money.

Transaction sum: 9570 USD

Transaction date: 2013/09/07

Print the attached file for details.

Thank you for using Western Union!

IF YOU GET AN EMAIL FROM BT SAYING YOUR ACCOUNT IS BEING CLOSED BECAUSE YOU NEED TO UPGRADE IT, IGNORE IT BECAUSE IT'S A SCAM

BT Yahoo! Mail 'Classic Version Closing' Phishing Scam

Outline
Message purporting to be from BT Yahoo warns recipients that the classic version of the BT Yahoo! email system is closing and users must click a link to upgrade to the new system. Users are warned that their email will no longer work if they fail to upgrade.

Brief Analysis
The message is a scam. BT Yahoo has rolled out a new system and their Classic Mail has indeed been closed. However, this message is not from BT Yahoo. The "Upgrade" link opens a bogus website designed to trick users into submitting their account login details.

ANOTHER SCAM

A very poor try

By single clicking on the links see just how NOT NatWest is the place you may end up.

Unsubscribe me from this list

Dear Natwest Bank Online Customers,

We are currently upgrading our server due to the recent insecurity, we require you to Update your account details to keep your account secured.Click on the Update Link Below

Click Here Update Your Account Information.

Failure to update your account will lead to account suspension

Sincerely,

Online Natwest Bank Staff.

Avoid this Tesco Bank free shopping voucher scam email