15 Dec 2023 08:42 PM
I have received the following email which is spam-
Hello customer
we found that your incoming messages were placed on hold due to our recent uograde to our database. Your security is our top priority and to further protect our users, we've decided to improve the security system.
click on the link below to re-validate your mailbox to receive new messages that are pending else we shall suspend your account within 48 hours.
15 Dec 2023 08:48 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out moreYou're right - scam. There are numerous such emails urging customers to 're-validate' their account. They're just a ruse to take you to a fake website designed to capture your login credentials. It's doubtelss the background to numerous customers thinking they've been hacked, when in fact, they've simply given away their ID and password,
15 Dec 2023 08:48 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out moreYou're right - scam. There are numerous such emails urging customers to 're-validate' their account. They're just a ruse to take you to a fake website designed to capture your login credentials. It's doubtelss the background to numerous customers thinking they've been hacked, when in fact, they've simply given away their ID and password,
15 Dec 2023 09:25 PM
Thanks, at least 2 of us agree. If it was genuine it would have appeared on the website surely.
16 Dec 2023 02:14 AM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more
@StephenM1 wrote:If it was genuine it would have appeared on the website surely.
Absolutely.
12 Feb 2024 12:57 PM
The email begins with a generic greeting like "Hello customer," rather than addressing you by name. This suggests that the sender doesn't actually know who you are, which is common in phishing emails sent to a large number of recipients.
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