Dusty
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:05 PM |
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Phishing?
I nearly replied to this email. Because it wasn't from a bank or building society it didn't ring any alarm bells.
Dear Customer,
This e-mail has been sent to you by Virgin Media to inform you that we were unable to process your most recent payment of bill. This might be due to
either of the following reasons:
1. A recent change in your personal information. (eg: billing address, phone)
2. Submitting incorrect information during bill payment process.
Due to this, to ensure that your service is not interrupted, we request you to confirm and update your billing information today by clicking here.
If you have already confirmed your billing information then please disregard this message as we are processing the changes you have made.
Regards,
Virgin Media
Billing Department
Thanks for your co-operation.
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© 2009 Virgin Media. All Rights Reserved.Virgin Media
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omega0684
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:17 PM |
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r u with virgin media?
sounds a bit maximus scamus to me
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JoelP
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:20 PM |
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deffo scam indeed!
I got sent a text last month from 61610, some junk in it, but i got charged £1.50 to recieve it. Fuming, because i never subscribed to anything.
Googling about it, you find there are loads of scams like this, with named people setting up one company after another and seemingly ofcom in their
pocket because they all get a cut. £100m from one scam, and everyone had to INDIVIDUALLY write in for a refund. But only a 10k fine...
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miikae
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:23 PM |
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I had one also and i am with Virgin media but i still binned it as i looked dodgy to me .
Mike
If it can be done it i will be done .
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UncleFista
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 07:30 PM |
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I got one earlier today, the reply address is "verginmedia.co.uk" (sic) 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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tomprescott
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 08:50 PM |
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In legitimate emails you will never be asked to send information in an email and never given a link to a page to enter information, you might be given
directions to the page to change information ut never a direct link. If it gives a link or asks for your information, bin it.
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mediabloke
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 10:33 PM |
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I can't think of any existing business contacts who refer to me as "Dear Customer". Not a perfect rule, but that would be enough
for an "80% prime Spam" approval from me...
Francis.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 15/6/09 at 11:39 PM |
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If I found out I got charged £1.50 for recieving a message I'd go mental at orange for allowing it when I've told them 8 times now it
WON'T happen
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RK
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 12:28 AM |
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It's Monte Python's Flying CircUSSSSSSSS!
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woodster
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| posted on 16/6/09 at 09:18 AM |
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I've just had an email from paypal telling me someone had tried to access my account but had put in the wrong password several times and would i
send paypal my correct user name and password ............... do i look that gullible ....... don't answer that
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