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Getting Suspicious - E mails
« on: 15 February 2009, 08:51:05 »
With all the email scams arround  I allways try to double check what I open in my email box.

I am used to getting "security Alerts" from banks with whom I dont even have an account with, that when you check the mail properyies I fing an embelished Yahoo account to return details.

Todays is regards my Electric bill, to log in/setup up an online account to to give my current meter reading.

I automatically became suspicious as my electric bill is with NPower and my Gas is with Brittish Gas as I never changed either of them.

I have checked the link out and the site looks like the proper one, but just simply because they asked for details of an account I dont hold with them I just dont trust it.

Plus the link had the word Anonymous in it.

https://www.britishgas.co.uk/MeterRead/Anonymous_Account_Det
« Last Edit: 15 February 2009, 09:03:47 by skruntie »
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Re: Getting Suspicious
« Reply #1 on: 15 February 2009, 09:03:50 »
i get emails all the while about banks
i don't even have a bank account in my name and haven't for years now
all the money goes to ann's bank
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Re: Getting Suspicious - E mails
« Reply #2 on: 15 February 2009, 09:04:34 »
Can't be too careful these days.
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Re: Getting Suspicious - E mails
« Reply #3 on: 15 February 2009, 09:27:19 »
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With all the email scams arround  I allways try to double check what I open in my email box.

I am used to getting "security Alerts" from banks with whom I dont even have an account with, that when you check the mail properyies I fing an embelished Yahoo account to return details.

Todays is regards my Electric bill, to log in/setup up an online account to to give my current meter reading.

I automatically became suspicious as my electric bill is with NPower and my Gas is with Brittish Gas as I never changed either of them.

I have checked the link out and the site looks like the proper one, but just simply because they asked for details of an account I dont hold with them I just dont trust it.

Plus the link had the word Anonymous in it.

https://www.britishgas.co.uk/MeterRead/Anonymous_Account_Det

Skruntie, i clicked the link & according to my Calling ID, the site is verified as British Gas & owned by Centrica :y
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Re: Getting Suspicious - E mails
« Reply #4 on: 15 February 2009, 09:32:29 »
Not saying the site is false, my suspicion started because they emailed me regards my electric accout which I hold with NPower, had it have been them that emailed this thread would not have been created.

As I mentioned, I get emails regards access to my banks, like Barclays for example where I dont have an account.

It's just me.  I am getting Paranoid.  ;D ;D
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« Reply #5 on: 15 February 2009, 09:35:58 »
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That seems a bit odd.

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Re: Getting Suspicious - E mails
« Reply #6 on: 15 February 2009, 17:31:49 »
Maybe I am paranoid for the right reason then then.
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Re: Getting Suspicious - E mails
« Reply #7 on: 15 February 2009, 18:56:20 »
Why do you bother opening these links? They are obviously spoof so delete the email and forget about it.
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Re: Getting Suspicious - E mails
« Reply #8 on: 15 February 2009, 18:56:54 »
Yep, unavailable to me too :-/ :-/
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