Virgin Media Scam Emails

Warning of scam emails

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I use Virgin Media TV & phone at home, and this morning received a very realistic appearing email.  I have checked with Virgin and it appears to be a known recent scam email.  I thought I'd share this in case any of you receive a similar one. 

The email is headed - "Your latest Virgin Media bill cannot be processed" and goes on to say that your services will be disconnected if you do not update your details, and of course, provides a link.  

Hovering the mouse over the senders name gives the senders email. Instead of [email protected], it actually gives the address [email protected]

 

 

 

 

Virgin scam email

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By Tim Vane
08th Jun 2016 10:02

You are lucky indeed if you've only ever seen one scam email of this nature. I get about a dozen a week.

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By K McLeod
08th Jun 2016 10:21

I get plenty of scams - but this one was a new one to me, and more convincing than most. That's why I thought it worth sharing. If it stops these thieves scamming just one person then it's worth the effort.

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By Tom Herbert
08th Jun 2016 10:09

Thanks for that K McLeod. We're seen an uptick in scam emails or 'phishing' recently, whether it's internet service providers, invoices or HMRC. As you point out, the best thing you can do is double-check the sender's email address.

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By bernard michael
08th Jun 2016 10:18

It is better to send the e-mails to "Junk" and then block it rather than just delete them

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By lionofludesch
08th Jun 2016 11:48

Scams are so common now it's hardly worth warning anyone.

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