Do people really fall for this?

[Sandra6]

I received this email
Hello Dear Customer

We need you to solve a problem on your account. the time to solve this problem,
we have temporarily restricted features of your account.
What is the problem?

The card issuer has informed us that it was used without your permission.
We just want to make sure you well recently authorized PayPal payments.

To resolve this issue, download the file and fill in the information required
Obviously I deleted it without following the instruction to click on the attached document, for one I don't have a paypal account and for two, well, read it!
Honestly, why would anyone think this was real?

 

[welsh dragon]

Older people tend to get caught out with this sort of thing. I think they just panic. They don't look at emails like this logically. The same thing happens when nasty little oiks knock on they're door, telling them that they're roof needs repairing and charging them a fortune for doing diddly squat.

You and I and an awful lot of other people realise what a load of rubbish it is and would just delete it, but some people are gullable and would hand over they're details. People who con others like this should have they're hands chopped off as far as I am concerned.

 

[Sandra6]

Oops thought I'd got rid of the bold and italics for the last bit, guess not.
You may be right there Welsh Dragon, older people do tend to flap more easily and if you were in a rush you might click, then it'd be too late

 

[Noodley]

Women are also more at risk of falling for these things, what with them spending all day thinking about soap operas, reality shows and what to make in th kitchen.

 

[HLaB]

I got a panicky phone call from my mother once; Microsoft had phoned her but she couldn't follow their instructions to avoid disaster and needed me to help. SCAM but older folks can fall for such things, I'm just glad she's too much of a technophobe for it to have worked.

 

[Puddles]

Women are also more at risk of fallin or these things, what with them spending all day thinking about soap operas, reality shows and what to make in th kitchen.

Well 1 out of 3 is not bad and my boobs have not fallen off yet... hang on

*checks knickers*

All good fanjo still in place too

 

[welsh dragon]

Hey noodley. Why don't you and I meet up somewhere so I can show you the error of your mouth. ? Lol

 

[classic33]

Hey noodley. Why don't you and I meet up somewhere so I can show you the error of your mouth. ? Lol

Would that be in a wood, and would that be the only thing being taught?

 

[Noodley]

Hey noodley. Why don't you and I meet up somewhere so I can show you the error of your mouth. ? Lol

I think you'll find it was my fingers that typed it, but if you can type with your tongue perhaps we should meet up as who knows what else you can do with it...

 

[welsh dragon]

Yes and no classic.....

 

[ufkacbln]

I got a panicky phone call from my mother once; Microsoft had phoned her but she couldn't follow their instructions to avoid disaster and needed me to help. SCAM but older folks can fall for such things, I'm just glad she's too much of a technophobe for it to have worked.

My wife kept them on the phone for 20 minutes before asking if the fact it was an Apple had any bearing on beng unable to find the windows key!

 

[Noodley]

Well 1 out of 3 is not bad and my boobs have not fallen off yet... hang on

*checks knickers*

All good fanjo still in place too

eeeugh, you did that in the kitchen? eeeugh. hope you didn't chop anything afterwards.

 

[welsh dragon]

If we meet noodley, you can become aquainted with my boot, up your wazoo.

 

[Puddles]

eeeugh, you did that in the kitchen? eeeugh. hope you didn't chop anything afterwards.

I do wash you know, quite often I use soap too.

I am sure you could provide me with something I would wish to chop though.

 

[Noodley]

If we meet noodley, you can become aquainted with my boot, up your wazoo.

My what? My wazoo? Not sure I had one of them the last time I checked. Where is it located? Or will I have to first find your boot and look from there?