on 13-04-2022 04:07
I have received an email from 'webteam@virginmedia.com' informing me as follows:
We are Closing all old version of mailbox which implies that your account will be deleted from our service in the next 48hours.
PLEASE NOTE: YOUR EMAIL WILL BE SHUT-DOWN
I am still using my ntlworld.com account, but this feels suspicious to me as a message and I dare not click on the link.
Any advice welcome as I really do not want to lose my account!
Pete
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13-04-2022 08:42 - edited 13-04-2022 08:49
Definitely ignore it.
Various versions of this keep coming around, trying to get you to login so the filthy scummers can access you email -
https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/Security-matters/Latest-Phishing-News-12-04-2022/td-p/4986170
Move the email to your spam folder so that Virgin can hopefully learn that it's crud to block, if it's in your inbox.
on 13-04-2022 22:35
Many thanks for the advice!
Regards, pete
on 15-04-2022 09:46
Hi Peterlangsdale,
Thank you for reaching out to us in our community and welcome, thank you for bringing this to our attention, this is definitely a suspect Email, we would never send anything with a link asking to change/ provide any details, you can find out more around dealing with Phishing and Spam Emails here.
If you do need any further help, please do not hesitate to reach back out.
Regards
Paul.
on 15-04-2022 10:09
Thanks Paul for putting my mind at rest!
Regards Pete
on 15-04-2022 14:29
There are so many clues in the email itself, poor spelling, poor grammar and capitalisation where it isnt required. This is the case with so many phishing attempts, the perpetrators should go back to school and get there English Language qualifications both written and oral.
But again it shows what idiots they are when I am sure there devices will most likely have a spell/grammar checker lmao
15-04-2022 15:04 - edited 15-04-2022 15:06
@m00g wrote:There are so many clues in the email itself, poor spelling, poor grammar and capitalisation where it isnt required. This is the case with so many phishing attempts, the perpetrators should go back to school and get there English Language qualifications both written and oral.
But again it shows what idiots they are when I am sure there devices will most likely have a spell/grammar checker lmao
Surely you mean 'their' not 'there'.
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15-04-2022 16:39 - edited 15-04-2022 16:40
Correct, I was also going to put "speelin" but thought you would miss that.