Posted on 11/15/2024 1:06:38 PM PST by nickcarraway
Another phishing scam targeting you
It’s hard to ignore the rise of phishing scams these days. They seem to pop up in our inboxes with alarming frequency. As we become more aware of these deceptive tactics, scammers are also upping their game, using increasingly sophisticated methods to lure in unsuspecting victims.
One particularly sneaky tactic involves impersonating a help desk or support team. You might receive an email claiming that your Microsoft 365 account is set to expire today.
The goal? To create a sense of panic and urgency, prompting you to act quickly without thinking. So, how do you recognize these scams and protect yourself from falling victim to them? Let's go down that road to keep you safe.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
My email address is (somebody) @webtv.net.
Since webtv ceased operations decades ago it is kinda amusing when I am notified that webtv is having technical issues.
I get emails and texts telling me all kinds of accounts are in danger or about to expire and I don’t even have any!...............
I laugh when they send me an email on the email account I own and say the admin is concerned about something. I own the website, and I am my own administrator.
So I AI'd it.
If you had a WebTV email account, it's important to note that the service officially ceased operations on September 30, 2013. This shutdown included the discontinuation of all associated services, including email access. Therefore, you will not be able to receive emails at a WebTV address anymore.
However, prior to the shutdown, Microsoft allowed users to migrate their data and accounts to their Outlook service. If you had followed this process and migrated your WebTV email to Outlook.com, you would still have access to your emails through that platform.
To check if your WebTV email has been migrated or to recover it, you can visit Outlook.com and use the "Can't access your account?" link for assistance.
If you did not migrate your account before the shutdown, unfortunately, your WebTV email is no longer accessible.
Yup—I kept mine to baffle scammers.
Lol.
Scambaiting is a great hobby.
If I’m having a slow day, I call these slime bags and give them my name - Jimmy Snuka, Fred Garvin, Captain Lou Albano etc.
I ask to speak with someone about my account. I then tie these bastages up for a while with nonsense, eg My address is 1313 Mocking Bird Lane or 1060 West Addison in Chicago. I may mess up the spelling or get a number or three wrong and start from the beginning.
The longer I can tie them up, the less time they have to rip off the elderly etc.
What’s sad is the idiots falling for these scams.
I received similar scams from Paramount + and Netflix
Seymour Nutts
Is my AOL account from 1994 still active?
You are probably still paying for it too. What a hoot.
I love messing with them, too. But I don’t call them. But if they call me they’re gonna be wasting a lot of time.
AOL is still around and still offers e-mail.
That first address is real.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/welcome-munsters-house-waxahachie/
Lol.
So is the second one.
https://www.mlb.com/cubs/ballpark/transportation/directions
Re: Munsters…that’s cool.
I delete any email offering services or warnings or products hat I did not ask for. If the name of the sender is someone I ge email from normally but is not quite the way he writes I check the address and it is always a machine issued type of address and therefore is crap I don’t want. I also put my own symbol on the To: line of my email. I send, and have told my correspondents to NOT open anything from me without that sign. That comes from a spam pilot that invaded my address list and sent the whole list advertisements.
Great. Just need to find an installation CD! I’ll be logged in at 14400 baud rate!
We are old.
When you get a panic email from mikrosoft.com, it MIGHT possibly be a scam???? Say it isn’t so!
Idjits....
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