topic Re: Warning - Attempted scam in Email

Warning - Attempted scam

SkylineUK_Dup — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:13:31 GMT

I received this email this morning saying I need to validate my account as yesterday there were a high number of attempted logins. The notice is almost convincing except that at one point it says I can reply to the email and later on 'do not reply'. I did click on it and what appeared was a 100% convincing Plunet Mail log in screen, but the URL says it is on a server at

avioservmo.com/wp-content/plugins/elementor/modules/element-cache/......... The site is an avionics maintenance company.

Needless to say I did not actually login. I assume this company's server has been taken over by a bot of some kind?

d to verify my account as there were

Re: Warning - Attempted scam

jab1 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:20:26 GMT

'Dear Valued Customer' is as far as I would read, even if I downloaded the message - PN messages always address you by either username or full name.

Re: Warning - Attempted scam

Champnet — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:43:53 GMT

@SkylineUK_Dup Is it worth completing your warning by sending a message to postmaster@avioservmo.com ?

Re: Warning - Attempted scam

SkylineUK_Dup — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:50:22 GMT

Yes, I did that. 👍

Re: Warning - Attempted scam

Tina11192 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:57:44 GMT

@SkylineUK_Dup

Hello there, thank you for reaching out to our Community Forum, I hope you are well.

We have been made aware of a scam whereby users are being sent a security notification message from a plusnetsupportonline@plusnet.co.uk email address, this is not a genuine Plusnet email as all our written interactions come under the form of a ticket and customers would receive an email from Plusnet Support donotreply@plus.net "A question has been opened on your account - Question No XXXX". Once logged into the account users would be redirected to the Member Centre and there can see the full email.

Please do not interact with the email as is not a genuine Plusnet contact, as always check the sender's email address and if in doubt contact our support team on 03301239123, if the email is not genuine is always good practice to report the email as spam and to cyber security, and block the contact, further information can also be found following this link:

https://www.plus.net/help/email-guides/spam-protection-guide/

I hope this helps

Re: Warning - Attempted scam

kenm — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:25:34 GMT

I also received it this morning

seem to have been a lot getting thru for the last few months

never had them prior to then has something changed, I haven't changed anything .

ken

Re: Warning - Attempted scam

jab1 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:29:32 GMT

@kenm wrote:

has something changed, I haven't changed anything .

ken

Nothing has changed - just some scammer has got hold of an email list from somewhere and is trying it on.