classic33
Leg End Member
Some people might, and that's what the senders of these are hoping for, I'd say.
Even if one person pays them, they've made a profit.
Just had what could be (to some people) a VERY scary threatening email.
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Even if one person pays them, they've made a profit.
Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
No, do give it a second thought. Spend a bit of time pondering how untrustworthy emails are and how suspicious you should be of them.
Email was invented when the internet was a simpler, safer place. The worst that was likely to happen was some mischievous nerdy computer students played a merry jape on you. Now it's the domain of spammers, scammers, phishers, bots and worse. It's a cesspit. Attempts to retro fit decent security onto email have been made but it's all a bit late now.
markemark
Veteran
If I pondered that every time I got a dodgy email I'd be wasting part of my day. Granted I have many email addresses and have SPAM settings on moderate to not miss certain important ones...but I see plenty of dodgy ones and just delete and they're forgotten by the time my finger lifts.
But ponder away if that suits you.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Widnes
When I was a programmer I had to write a replacement for the email system on one of our main systems
I was shocked at how easy it was - once I had disabled the supplied system I just wrote a simple program based on the right IP Address and port number and suddenly all emails send to that system went through my program
worst thing was that when you send an email things like who is sending it and where it comes from is just data
absolutely no protection or anything
My boss refused to believe that it was so simple and open
called me some name (we got on well - so I didn;t have to go to HR!!)
and in the next minute he got an email from his boss
his boss's boss
the CEO of the company
and the President of the USA
all telling him he was a prat
he believed me after that - but it showed how simple and trusting the Internet was in the early days
Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
They've cobbled some bits on to it so it's not quite so easy and open, or at least you can still amend the data but at least some of your fakery should be detectable (SPF and DKIM if you want to read up about it and reminisce about your old job).
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
It's sadly very common. I have Voda, and there is a loyalty programme, and I've had emails that say click here to access the loyalty scheme as you've earnt x to get some say, ear buds... Go to access it, looks legit, hang on... bank details.... nope.
They only need 1% or less to click through to rob you. Easier than smashing into a house !
Punkawallah
Veteran
Wow. Is that more or less scary than the government?
Punkawallah
Veteran
Indeed. Even when you do account for the mere one in 20 UK crimes that result in a charge. Not a prosecution. Not a conviction, not a custodial sentence. Just a charge.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
In which case they could just transfer the money out of your bank account without involving you. Funny that they don’t 🧐
Jameshow
Guru
@Dave7 - if you're sending Bitcoin then could you send some my way?
The only incriminating evidence I have on you is that you like bicycles. But that should be enough to horrify many people.
Otherwise just ignore it. I've had many purporting to have incriminating videos of me on webcam which they'll remove if I send them money. Fine, I'm on my webcam a lot with work and would happily share them with anyone, although I'm not sure academic meetings and/or online lectures/seminars are that titillating however you never know.
Dave I've got incriminating video evidence of you being dropped by a female round the world audaxer...
£250 / dura ace brifters or it goes on the mundane news page!🤣🤣🤣🤣
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
There's far, far worse evidence on film. Try being beaten by 12 year-olds in grasstrack racing, or on the track at Manchester.
I got passed by a man with one leg whilst riding up Holme Moss last month for Wakefield Tri Club's annual cake ride. What's worse is he didn't have any cake - whilst I took the opportunity to exchange donations for cakes - and then he passed me coming back down
Jameshow
Guru
There's far, far worse evidence on film. Try being beaten by 12 year-olds in grasstrack racing, or on the track at Manchester.
I got passed by a man with one leg whilst riding up Holme Moss last month for Wakefield Tri Club's annual cake ride. What's worse is he didn't have any cake - whilst I took the opportunity to exchange donations for cakes - and then he passed me coming back down
My claim to fame (wrong thread!) is being beaten by Emile Caress second fastest UK marathon runner (he was 13!)
