Yes, agreed to all those below. Classic giveaway is where it starts "Hello, we can't invoice you properly, you will be disconnected if you don't resolve". A name is never provided by a scammer.
Kind Regards Peter Crisp ----- Original Message ----- From: "WAMUG" <wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> To: "WAMUG" <wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> Cc: "Susan Hastings" <susanhasti...@mac.com> Sent: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 08:16:39 +1000 Subject: Re: [WAMUG] Virus Hi Juliet, I’m getting heaps of emails regarding security and anti virus programs and I send them all to junk. I’ve even had one pretending to be my internet provider. You can rely on them all as being scams. Cheers, Susan. Sent from my iPad > On 9 Aug 2022, at 8:10 am, Juliet Kitson via WAMUG <wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote: > > Thanks Pete, > I did just that. > Regards Juliet > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 2:19 AM Pete Smith via WAMUG > <[1]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote: > > Hi Juliet. > I wouldn’t trust it. I don’t think it’s Apple. That would an > admission > that their security is poor - which I don’t think it is. > As for any one else, how would they know whether you have any > viruses > or trojans on your computer anyway? > I would just delete the email. > That’s my personal view anyway. > Regards, > Pete Smith > On 8 Aug 2022, at 13:52, Juliet Kitson via WAMUG > <[1][2]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote: > Hello > I am usually very suspicious of weird messages just got one > with the > apple logo in the top corner warning of trojans and virus > "[2]I-protect.com" telling me to scan any advice would be > appreciated. > Regards Juliet > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - > <[3][3]https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> > Guidelines - > <[4][4]http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <[5][5]http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > References > 1. mailto:[6]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au > 2. [7]http://I-protect.com/ > 3. [8]https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/ > 4. [9]http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml > 5. [10]http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <[11]https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> > Guidelines - > <[12]http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <[13]http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > References > > 1. mailto:wa...@lists.wamug.org.au > 2. mailto:wa...@lists.wamug.org.au > 3. https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/ > 4. http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml > 5. http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug > 6. mailto:wa...@lists.wamug.org.au > 7. http://I-protect.com/ > 8. https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/ > 9. http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml > 10. http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug > 11. https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/ > 12. http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml > 13. http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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