FabSwingers.com forum: Hotmail query

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

In the last week I have received several emails to other people in my email in box, all seem to be confirming things that have been ordered iea mobile phone from O2, if it was just the one I wouldn't be so worried but as it is several different companies, I am now thinking either someone is fraudulently using my email address or hotmail have slipped up and issued it to someone else aswell, I can't seem to find anywhere to report this, can anyone help?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

it seams that what you received is spam

some 1 from your list could be infected.

an it triggers to other account users like yours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

its probably some sort of scam. they can make e mails look like they're from/for other people. i get e mails from myself on a regular basis

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

my old account was infected with scams

have to delete it i had that account since 2001

very rare i use messenger cause of this

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place

just to be sure call 02 directly and check there is an order in your name if so stop it and contact other companies too. if not ignore as spam or a phishin scam ,do not use any of the links or open anything on any email you do not know about or expect....so many people just open pics ar attached files from unknown senders....

......scary

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

sounds like a phishing scam as others have said, if you have not ordered anything from thes companies just igniore the emails, iof they have a file attached do not open it, as it is likely to infect your PC

depending on how you access hotmail, you can mark the mails as spam, that sends a report to microsoft and blocks you from seeing further mails from that address

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Thanks guys, the thing I have noticed is that all of them are to a Mrs Simone Morris, that is not my name, The last O2 one is confirming that the order is with Royal mail and gives a tracker number

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By (user no longer on site)
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Dunno about hotmail but ive just had it happen on here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hotmail accounts being hacked is a known problem, see following thread from Fab Admin on this:-

http://www.fabswingers.com/forum/feedback/58308

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

"Thanks guys, the thing I have noticed is that all of them are to a Mrs Simone Morris, that is not my name, The last O2 one is confirming that the order is with Royal mail and gives a tracker number"

have you tries putting the royal mail track number into the tracking website see what it comes up with, doubt it will be a mobile phone, they usually get sent by courier rather than royal mail

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive had this a few times and a quick password change usually stops it for awhile

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes password change is essential, and asap. As for the phising emails, report as junk, and be very very cautious about clicking links, and - or entering info onto third party sites :O

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My O/H got a spam mail the other evening pretending to be from the Royal Bank of Scotland saying his bank account had been compromised and to enter his details back in response to the email. He promptly contacted RBS to inform them of the mail and they said they had received 500 calls in less than an hour of the same nature. But we were saying, imagine if just one person gave their details

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By *immy444Man
over a year ago

bristol

yes change hotmail password that stops it best to use letters and numbers within the passsword much harder to hack

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

we have had similar emails on out bt account about a parcel been sent when we in fact havent ordered anything so i delete them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

On this note, a timely reminder that the HMRC will NOT contact you by email to inform you of a rebate.

Three times over the last 2 weeks I've had emails claiming to be from the HMRC saying that I'm owed a rebate.

These are phishing scams hoping that you'll give away your bank details in order to receive the sum of money quoted.

Please don't respond to emails such as these. The HMRC do not hold your personal or work email addresses and will not contact you by email.

Infact in this case, and many others, there's sometimes an official phishing reporting email address to forward messages to so that they can be closed down.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hotmail is one of the most hackable forms of email.

Gmail is much more secure.

There are posts on the forums recommending people do not have hotmail as their mail of choice on FAB.

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By *plpxp2Couple
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

"On this note, a timely reminder that the HMRC will NOT contact you by email to inform you of a rebate.

They don't contact me by post either, just seem to keep my money

Its amazing how many philsing emails are circulating from banks at the moment, the giveaway is when you don't have an account with them. Judging by the amount circulating it must work and sting some folks.

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By *he Happy ManMan
over a year ago

Merseyside

"In the last week I have received several emails to other people in my email in box, all seem to be confirming things that have been ordered iea mobile phone from O2, if it was just the one I wouldn't be so worried but as it is several different companies, I am now thinking either someone is fraudulently using my email address or hotmail have slipped up and issued it to someone else aswell, I can't seem to find anywhere to report this, can anyone help?"

Hotmail is getting hacked a lot recently. To be safe you need to change your password to something really long like

Tsd*4fGvB60H!Z

I know it won't be easy to remember lol

With the advance of graphic processors password cracking is getting easier an easier.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Well the emails from O2 were genuine about My supposedly ordering a mobile phone, as I am now getting threatening emails from them saying that my direct debits are being refused and demanding payment, so I have now just gotten of the phone to them and someone had definitely gave them my email address, the call has just cost nearly £2.00

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Before you change a hotmail/MSN password, download and run superantispyware THEN change the password.

If you have a trojan sitting on your pc capturing your keystrokes then it will also capture your new password. Clean the system before amending your security.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Will mail order companies deliver goods to a location other than the address on the statement for the card being used to make the payment?

That would seem to be a fatal flaw if it's the case.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Will mail order companies deliver goods to a location other than the address on the statement for the card being used to make the payment?

That would seem to be a fatal flaw if it's the case. "

Most companies I deal with do without question, more well known examples would be my Ebay account, Next Directory, M&S orders & even Tesco food orders.

All my bank statements & cards etc are registered to my home address but as we're never in, I always use a different address for deliveries - its taken 9/10 times either on phone or on the internet as a delivery address without question - it's a necessity for me but it would be so,so simple for someone to steal my card, order x,y & z and have it delivered elsewhere!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They don't actually need the card, do they? Just the numbers and dates.

Maybe the 'delivery to a different address' has to stop, if only as a security measure.

It'd have to be done at the point of card authorisation. Anyone who had previously agreed to allow delivery to a different address could perhaps forfeit any protection against fraudulent use.

Inconvenient perhaps but it might be the only solution.

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