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Philip Lawrence
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Attention a new SCAM

Post by Philip Lawrence » Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:43 am

I have received a few calls this morning that someone has hacked my email and has sent an urgent request for money to be sent. I have not seen the email so I don't know the particulars. I did not send it so please no not respond to it. It is a scam to rip you off. It apparently is using the Mother Lode Mode Model T Club and my name and email address in it's verbiage. I hope that word gets out I would hate to see anyone get ripped off because of this.
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Re: Attention a new SCAM

Post by perry kete » Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:20 pm

Aw your too late Phil ... Please send my $10,000 back that I sent for you as well as my 1909 Model T you requested in your email! :roll: :roll: :?
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Re: Attention a new SCAM

Post by jsaylor » Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:18 am

A similar request was sent via text to members of the Sacramanto Valley T Club to appear like it came from their President. Was the same phone number. 781-243-4415.


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Re: Attention a new SCAM

Post by Michael A » Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:57 am

Thanks for making us aware Philip.

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Re: Attention a new SCAM

Post by TWrenn » Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:21 am

While not T-related, it does relate to a bunch of us "T-ers", as most of us are retired. A new phishing email is going around
supposedly from the Social Security administration saying you have a message from them. Even gives the link on the email to click on---of course!! This looks very legit. It isn't. How do I know? The stupid bastards sent it to my ALTERNATIVE email, that I NEVER gave to the S.S. admin!! So, do NOT click on it...just delete it.


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Re: Attention a new SCAM

Post by jiminbartow » Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:09 am

I get around scams like this by never sending money to anyone, no matter how noble the cause seems to be, then deleting the unopenened, unread, e-Mail. Jim Patrick


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Re: Attention a new SCAM

Post by Terry_007 » Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:26 am

If you look closely at the "from" email address, it will be slightly different in some small way.
For info, your email acct has not necessarily been "hacked." Your email address has been duplicated and cloned, and other email addresses for the group were also captured, probably by a computer program somewhere than scans millions of email addresses daily. Lists of email addresses are sold on the "black-web" to scammers who then use those email addresses for their stupid games. So- nobody has "hacked" (taken over) your email acct. If that were the case you would probably see that strange email in your outgoing email box. Changing your email address is not necessary but certainly alerting everyone that your email address has been used to send out a scam is appropriate. The worst thing you can do is contact the scammer to play silly games. That only confirms your email address is valid, and it can establish a link directly to your computer. Be careful out there- lots of this crap going on right now.
Terry


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Re: Attention a new SCAM

Post by speedytinc » Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:57 am

jiminbartow wrote:
Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:09 am
I get around scams like this by never sending money to anyone, no matter how noble the cause seems to be, then deleting the unopenened, unread, e-Mail. Jim Patrick
I have sent anything that is suspicious or unwanted to spam, unopened. The computer learns & self edits. I very rarely get garbage. I check the spam folder before deleting, just in case something got in there I may have wanted & move it back.

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