Bigpond scam email – they be trying to steal my internets!
Tis the season for the scamming – fah lah lah lah lah, la la la la…Another day, another idiot scam email that lobs up into my account. This time around they’re trying to convince me that if I don’t hand over my details, they’re planning to delete my Bigpond account to make space. On the internet.
Because it’s obviously short on space at the moment…
Did you get something like this recently? (Not necessarily from Bigpond):
BIGPOND Manage my Account BIGPOND Orange Masthead Line Dear BIGPOND Customer, This is a reminder to activate your BIGPOND Internet Security Suite, powered by web mail hosting messaging center to all our account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail center for this year 2011. We are deleting all unused account to create more space for new ones and to stop Spam mails.To prevent your account from closing,you have to update it below to prove the account is still in use. CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW: First Name:_________________ Last Name:____________________ Email Username:_______________ Password:____________ Warning!!! In failure to verify your account within 72hrs on receiving this notification, your account will automatically be deactivated. Thank you for using BIGPOND webmail Account Warning Code: QOTOSBCG8B52AXV BIGPOND webmail Account Service Team Management. Thanks for your co-operation.: Privacy Policy | Terms of use ©2011 BIGPOND Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.BIGPOND and the BIGPOND logo are trademarks of BIGPOND Intellectual Property.
(Oh noes, not my interwebzz!)
If you did, feel free to get one on one with the delete button. It’s a trick email for the gullible and uneducated to sign over your details in a blind panic. You can read more about it here: I’m not falling for this Mr Internet!
Take your scam and scram scammy scum Sam!
And if you did email through your details mistakenly? Call your provider ASAP, explain the situation and get them to change things on their end. It’s an easy and painless operation (after you prove your identity of course)
Don’t be afraid or embarrassed to share your story with others either – it might just be just the trick to stop many other people handing over their deets.
And to the idiots who are sending these emails, I hope Santa gives you scrotum cancer.
Merry Christmas!