Talk

Flip

Geeky stuff

Anyone rec`d a warning from Hotmail to update their account?

12 replies

triplets · 09/01/2009 23:15

I have and not sure what to do about it, do you think its a scam? They want to know my passwords etc. Help...says if I don`t reply my account is blocked!

OP posts:

Report

hairymcclary · 09/01/2009 23:16

Nope i dont have one, just checked.

Report

Cadelaide · 09/01/2009 23:18

I would ignore it. I get tons of stuff like that and I ignore it all.

Report

Cadelaide · 09/01/2009 23:19

Thinking about it it's def a scam. They wouldn't ask for your passwords.

delete and move on

Report

triplets · 09/01/2009 23:24

Thanks, will delete!

OP posts:

Report

sb6699 · 09/01/2009 23:29

I got one from Paypal. Do you reckon the its the same one?

Also says about me being blocked from my account if I don't do it.

Report

hairymcclary · 09/01/2009 23:32

I had one of those from paypal around 6months ago. I reported it to paypal and heard nothing more about it, my account wasnt blocked, so must have been a scam.

Report

sb6699 · 09/01/2009 23:33

Thanks hairy. Wasn't sure.

Report

Ponders · 09/01/2009 23:34

A genuine paypal email will address you by name.

Anything saying eg "dear paypal member" is a scam.

Report

sb6699 · 10/01/2009 00:36

Didn't have my name. Just a notice with the paypal logo at the top. The e-mail addy was something like [email protected].

Will def ignore. If there's a problem will deal with it when it arises.

Report

ravenAK · 10/01/2009 01:17

It's a definite phish.

Never, ever, give anything like passwords out on anything like this.

Look at the URL they ask you to go to (hover mouse over it to avoid clicking) - they will generally be something vague (accounts or update or customer services), then the legit site name, then a string of gibberish.

Don't go on what the site looks like if you do click on it - the logos are very easily copied.

Anything that threatens to 'close your account down' - bollocks. If genuine, this would translate as 'We'd like you to get thoroughly annoyed with us buggering you about, & take your business &/or the advertising revenue we get from you using our site, straight to our competitors'

Report phishing scam & delete!

Report

juneybean · 10/01/2009 01:18

No site would ever ask you to give them your password via email, nor would they ask you to log onto site via the email.