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Re: Strange Emails
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 19 April 06 18:39 BST (UK) »
I'd agree with all the previous advice; I had to close my yahoo account as I was getting 20+ emails a day telling me that seven bank accounts I don't have had been hacked by spammers and the only way round it was to send all my security details by return.... Obvious spam, but very annoying, as were the dozens from Third World countries telling me that for access to my bank account I would get a percentage of £17million AND save lives in war torn countries at the same time.  Just became tiresome!  And don't get me started on the porno ones.......  Now, I only give my email out to trusted people and always tick the box if I'm buying online to say I don't want email updates which seems to help enormously.

I'd say if it claims to be from your bank, then phone the bank to check before you do anything else and just don't open any attachments you are not expecting.

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Re: Strange Emails
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 19 April 06 19:20 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Tephra on Tuesday 18 April 06 13:34 BST (UK)


It's a very common ploy to grab the attention of the curious.   Just keep deleting them.


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Re: Strange Emails
« Reply #20 on: Friday 21 April 06 19:40 BST (UK) »
I have stopped using my NTInternet address because of this spam/junk/crap emails. I have not emptied it since the beginning of the year and, to date, there are now 2705 emails there.
I cleared all emails down at the end of last year because I was fed up of the junk and decided to leave it alone. I have emails on there now ranging from 1 Jan 1998 to 15 April 2008 (now that's clever!!)
This has become worse since BT sold their emails out to Yahoo. My aim is now to leave it until the mail box is full so nothing else can get through.

Just a second question, when you say do not open the email, does this include having a message preview option. My emails have a preview pane so I read from there (using my new email address).
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Re: Strange Emails
« Reply #21 on: Friday 21 April 06 20:12 BST (UK) »
Its the actual e mail which should not be opened. A preview from another source does not open it, it just relays the info/text contained within it. A preview can install a virus but the file attached would have to be opened in order for it to activate.
If it is already active then yes it can be transferred.otherwise no.
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