Fake Ikea email

[railsquid]

I never seem to get any spam like this at all - i must not be worthy or summat

What's your email address? We can soon fix that

Actually the only time I see much spam is when checking my Gmail spam folder for false positives, which this thread reminded me to do. If the promises in that folder are anything like true, I'm already a multimillionaire with a harem of exotic ladies and will require custom-made trousers.

[JasonBz]

 
oh there is a few in my spam box, but not many - Gmail seems pretty good at catching them

Anything I dont want read by spooks is communicated first hand, the old fashioned way. Note to Cheltenham types....Im not hiding owt honest

[MalcolmInN]

I never seem to get any spam like this at all - i must not be worthy or summat

Me too, feeling deprived !
I have 3 yahoo, 1 gmail, 1 gfx and ( well for the purpose of this post you dont need to know them !)
Only one (one of the yahoo) is used for general porpoises and gets some spam,
the rest I use for specials and get none.
However, even the slightly spam prone yahoo one never has any of these wot y'all is describing !

Mind-u, I am astonished (even horrified ) that any of you know what is in these attachments (without mentioning what software you have used to examine)  they, the emails containing, should be dumped without adieu !
Dont even try to respond to them, else you will be marked.

Even if it leads to your nearest&dearest saying " didnt you get my , , " ?
No my luverly, you didnt tell me you were going to send me an attachment.

[JasonBz]

Funnily enough I have jsut had a failed transaction code on something I was trying to buy....

[MalcolmInN]

and put not your faith in resident virus/malware checkers,
they are always one step behind.

[Tom U]

I never seem to get any spam like this at all - i must not be worthy or summat

Me too, feeling deprived !
I have 3 yahoo, 1 gmail, 1 gfx and ( well for the purpose of this post you dont need to know them !)
Only one (one of the yahoo) is used for general porpoises and gets some spam,
the rest I use for specials and get none.
However, even the slightly spam prone yahoo one never has any of these wot y'all is describing !

Mind-u, I am astonished (even horrified ) that any of you know what is in these attachments (without mentioning what software you have used to examine)  they, the emails containing, should be dumped without adieu !
Dont even try to respond to them, else you will be marked.

Even if it leads to your nearest&dearest saying " didnt you get my , , " ?
No my luverly, you didnt tell me you were going to send me an attachment.

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Well, I knew what was in the attachment because after I deleted the email (unopened), I googled "fake Ikea email" or similar, and there was an entry by one of these knowledgable people saying that the attachment contained a trojan - which is what I expected.  No need for me to try to examine it 

[MalcolmInN]

after I deleted the email (unopened),
I googled
No need for me to try to examine it 

Exemplary procedure 
if I may be so bold (as to presume )  to say so !


If only TalkTalk customers would adopt similar  ?

[railsquid]

Running your own mail server used to be fun... now it's about as amusing as stabbing yourself with a rusty fishplate.

Gmail has by far and away the best spam filter, the odd mail does get incorrectly classified but it's free. As long as you don't mind Google reading your private email etcetera etcetera, but mind you if you're sending confidential information by email which is not written in an obscure Amazonian jungle language only three people speak, then double-encrypted using the latest quantum technologies, you can pretty much assume various three-letter agencies will be printing it out and sticking it on the notice board in their break room for fun anyway.

Bizarre response.

Running my own mail via MS Outlook is no hassle at all and I can access it via the web as well if needed. The ISP I use has very efficient mail filters which I set at a relatively high setting. Then emails are checked by AVG software as they are downloaded for extra protection.

Umm, MS Outlook is not a mail server, it's a mail client.

I hope you are aware that Google stores all your data into the USA and it will most definitely be available to three letter agencies there.

Umm, yes. That's why I don't use it for private mails. Also I don't use Windows for peace of mind 

[Caz]

Handbags away boys please.   

[dave d]

Seeing how helpful and friendly everyone on the Forum is I am sure you will be able to help my new found friend from Nigeria.
I will forward his email so you may be able to help him .................................. 

[austinbob]

and put not your faith in resident virus/malware checkers,
they are always one step behind.

But much better than no protection. I use Bitdefender and MalwareBytes and they are daily flagging up possible problems for me.