Dangerous Courier Delivery Ransomware Scam
Dangerous Courier Delivery Ransomware Scam An extremely dangerous email has been caught by MailShark spam filters. This email installs Ransomware / Cryptolocker onto your machine and, after encrypting all your files, asks you for a ransom to decrypt those files, to regain access. The sender tries to trick receivers by claiming they are Australia Post…
Win Free Fuel with BP Scam
Win Free Fuel with BP Scam An email branded to appear as though it was sent from BP has been caught by MailShark spam filters claiming you can win free fuel. BP is among the world’s top oil and gas companies and operates in over 80 countries. The scam email is using the wide reach…
Account frozen PayPal phishing email says
Account frozen PayPal phishing email says “Your Account has been Frozen” begins the latest PayPal phishing email to hit the MailShark email filters. Once again, PayPal users are being hit with a phishing campaign. Yet again, the links in the email lead to a phishing site. We have reproduced the email in question in Figure…
Free SMEG Dishwasher Test and Keep Scam
Free SMEG Dishwasher Test and Keep Scam This free SMEG dishwasher test and keep scam has been identified by MailShark spam filters. It claims you can try and keep the product for free in exchange for your opinion. SMEG is an Italian manufacturer of upmarket domestic appliances popular worldwide. Falling for this scam attempt will…
Amazon Gift Card Reward Email Scam
Amazon Gift Card Reward Email Scam Another gift card scam has been caught by MailShark spam filters, this time targeting Amazon. Amazon is the largest internet-based retailer in the United States, however their services are available worldwide. We recommend deleting any email received of similar nature to avoid accidentally infecting your computer with a malware…
Scam survey promises gift voucher
Scam survey promises gift voucher Perhaps it is the looming Easter break that caused this latest survey scam email to start appearing today. Yes, once again a “survey” scam email has hit the ether, this time promising the recipient a Woolworths gift voucher to the tune of $150, if they just answer a few simple questions.…
Fake Full Mailbox Update Email Scam
Fake Full Mailbox Update Email Scam A malicious email has been caught by our spam filters claiming that your mailbox is almost full and needs to be updated. It looks to be targeted at Gmail users. Clicking anywhere within this email will lead to a dangerous attempt to obtain your email log in data. Figure…
ANZ Security Alert phishing email
ANZ Security Alert phishing email We were not quite sure what to make of this phishing email that landed ungracefully in our spam email nets today. It does use the subject line of “ANZ Security Alert” but it is a phishing email. This particular phish did not appear in the numbers that usually indicate a…