Strange request - it must be scam
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Strange request - it must be scam
on 06-02-2020 2:14 PM - last edited on 07-02-2020 7:10 AM by dvorak
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Dear alex,
Hi, Gys,
Below is a copy of an email that I received today. Can you confirm that this is from Plus.net and that the ruquest is valid.
Many thanks,
Alex
We are deactivating all mailbox users that are still using the old Version of [Removed] Mailbox ,
And your email [ Removed] is still using old version, Please tap the blue button below to upgrade your mailbox to the latest version,
and get 25GB free data space with a more organized mailbox to avoid deactivation.
Upgrade to the latest version
Regards.
[Removed] Email account team
Moderators Note: Personal information removed
Re: Strange request - it must be scam
06-02-2020 2:51 PM
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Yup, a definite scam, Alex - even without the header info, the grammar in that shouts 'con-artist'😀
Re: Strange request - it must be scam
08-02-2020 9:33 PM
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Hi Alex, that definitely sounds like a scam, thanks for posting. If you've still got the email or get anymore, can you forward them to abuse@plus.net so we can investigate further internally?
Re: Strange request - it must be scam
08-02-2020 10:14 PM
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Thank you Anoush. I erased that email, but I included it with my original emal to this forum. Unfortunately, the email address from which it came was removed, so I don't have it any more. Thanks again,
Alex
Re: Strange request - it must be scam
08-02-2020 10:15 PM
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Re: Strange request - it must be scam
10-02-2020 11:53 AM
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Hi,
Just received another and forwarded to abuse@plus.net. If it is not too much trouble, I'd be interested to hear what you find.
Many thanks,
Alex
Re: Strange request - it must be scam
10-02-2020 9:42 PM
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Thanks Alex, while we wouldn't normally provide feedback to you for these type of issues, it's not uncommon for the team that picks up these emails to respond back to you if we need anything else to assist with an investigation.
If you don't already I'd also recommend marking junk/spam emails as spam in webmail.plus.net as this should gradually build up a case, which may result in the sender from being blocked.
To block a particular sender from emailing you personally, you can try adding their email address into your black list by logging into your account and going to Manage My Mail at http://www.plus.net/email
I hope this helps. -Anoush
Re: Strange request - it must be scam
11-02-2020 9:18 AM
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Thanks for that Gandalf. All done.
Alex
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11-02-2020 9:47 AM
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