May 4, 2011

Beware

I received two messages on my inbox today. Both from the same person.  One was sent with a surname and the other one with just a name. I can tell right there and then that there's something fishy. I emailed her asap, and I am glad that she's already aware of what had happened and made a post on her blog to warn/inform her bloggy friends. 

You can view the message from the screenshot below.


It was stated that she made a trip to other countries, had her bag stolen and asked for financial help. This kind of spam/scam has been widely used and maybe everyone's aware of it. However to be sure, you can check the details of the message. It's quite easy to trace a message from spammers rather than from people who hide on fictitious pseudos pretending to be not who they are. From the screenshot above you can see that the message came from the correct email address however is requesting a reply to be sent to an email address with different domain name. 

Spammers and scammers will never stop. People like them who doesn't know how to get a life of their own will always come up with good reasons to fool people so we should always be extra careful and take safety precautions.

If you're using the same email address in accessing other accounts like Facebook, Twitter and Blogger, I would advise you to use different passwords. If by any chance your email address was hacked, you have your other accounts safe.

If you have other safety tips, you can share them to us. Thanks!

19 comments:

  1. Very helpful post indeed. You're right, scammers will never stop that's why we have to be extra diligent. That's why they say never ever send your bank details through email & change your passwords every few months. You can never be too careful these days. I remember when my mom was here, my dad received a text asking money para daw madeliver yung box na pinadala ko! Im glad my dad texted me to check - kasi wala pa naman akong pinapadalang box, haaay....Kaloka!!!

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  2. Kalokang Pinay Thanks for the safety tips. Changing Password every few months is a nice way to avoid hackers.I am glad hindi kayo naisahan nung manlolokong yon. Buti careful and Dad mo. Napadami talagang gustong yumaman ngayon sa madaling paraan.

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  3. People who do this are crazy.

    My former boss experienced this. His secretary is the one managing his email. He received an email asking him to fill out a form online otherwise he will lose his email address. The secretary filled it out for him giving all his information. The next day they cannot access his email and some people texted him if he's okay because they received email from him,similar to the one you have here.

    Crazy right? You're correct that we should be very careful in protecting our emails. I always have different password for my email.

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  4. That's ridiculously crazy. What happened to the secretary? Did your boss got his email back?

    I hope that wouldn't happen again. There are way too many scams especially through email and texts so we should always be careful.

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  5. wala naman sigurong magpapaloko sa ganyan... pero mabuti na din ang nag-iingat. hehe. thanks sa warning ganda! mwuah!

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  6. Haze Your welcome din ganda! hopefully wala nga magpapaloko. Marami pa din kasing gullible na tao. Have a great morning, mwuah!

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  7. I have heard stories like this before... it is friggin scary. Just to the level that these hackers and spammers could go. Jackasses!

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  8. Meron ngang mga walang magawa sa buhay kundi mag try kung may pumatol dito.Ang madalas na naloloko dito mga kapamilya na nalalapitan ng walang kamalay malay.

    Wag na lang magbibigay ng kahit na anong details sa mga pagkakaperahan sa email or sa social network. keep it safe na lang at kung maaari iwasan- giving details about you in public.for safety.

    Wag papatol kaagad agad sa mga sinasabi pagisipan muna ito at e verify. Pagsabihan din ang mga mahal sa buhay na di mo ito gagawin sa mga ganitong paraan kaya magingat.

    salamat Sey for sharing this.

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  9. Hay.. sa hotmail ko, andami ring mga nagpapadalang mga ganyang mails. yung iba, nanalo daw ako sa isang international lottery, then kelangan ng bank account details, or sabi dapat daw gumawa ako ng isang account na not less than 1000 USD ang laman. Wow! Ano yun? Hindi ako mayaman noh? Jusme! Meron ding nagpapadala na sabi eh, kelangan ng help ko.. na ganyan raw.. ganito. ay ewan. Diretso sa TRASH. yung iba, hindi ko na binabasa. Junk mail lang kasi...

    Be very vigilant na lang tayo. Andaming mga manloloko sa world ngayon.. tsk.

    My Tasty Treasures
    Ako si LEAH.
    I am LEAH.

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  10. Thanks for sharing sey...Nakaranas din ako ng ganito sa fb naman, from FACEBOOK MANAGEMENT daw..lol, nanalo daw ako sa paraffle nila ng 500,000$...dawalang beses pa. Nagreply nalang ako na sayo nalang ang premyo ko..hehe..sabi ko pa, isusumbong kita kay Kuya MARK Zuckerberg..hahaha..

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  11. meron din akong ganyang story sito sa blogger. nirplayn ko nga sabi ko sorry. hahaha. ^_^

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  12. Sey.... na expirience ko na ang ganito.. alam ko nang spam yun.. at di na ako maloloko sa ganun.. ikaw ba naman... since 1997 pa ako gumagamit ng internet... kaso.. out from curiousity.. eh pinatulan ko naman ang email niya.. kesyo.. refugee daw siya at may multimillion na pera sa banko na di mawidraw at ilalagay sa pangalan ko... kaya naman.. naisip ko.. ano kaya ang magiging reply ng mga spammer kapag nagreact ka sa email ni.. ayun.. sangkatutak na ang pinagagawa sa akin.. at talagang araw-araw kami nageemail.. and then.. ng malaman ko na kung ano ano ang ipapagawa niya sa akin.. nag reply na ako ng message na nakuha ko rin sa net.. at sinabi ko na sinasakyan ko lang talaga siya,, ayun.. until now.. di na nagreply... sa kin... ehehehe... yung isang frined ko.. talagang nagpadala ng 1000 dollar.. kasi nanalo daw siya sa sweepstakes sa net.. taga tawi-tawi yun siya.. tapos.. wala ako noong nagpadala siya... ayun ng malaman ko.. pinagalitan ko.. at hiningi ko ang exact eamil sa kanya.. at saka ko search sa google... at nakita nga niya na scam lang.. ayun.. sayang ang 45k niya.. kasi diba 1000 dollar is 45k pesos... ahahhahah....

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  13. One of my blog friends' email was hacked too. The hacker sent emails to almost everyone in her contacts asking for money. It was a good thing she posted a status on Facebook that the email was not from her.

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  14. Spammers are the worst! I have gotten a few emails like this, it's just awful that people out there do things like this!

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  15. its your special day time to celebrate mag bike ka nalang and go straight to One Acre of Diamond County its Holiday today for you
    happy birth day Sey.

    Natawa ako sa ka roomate ko ano daw ang ginagawa ko at di pa ako natutulog sabi ko birthday ni SEy kilala ka niya sa blog.

    wag na daw akong magpakahirap magpadala na lang daw ako ng chocolate at bulaklak.sabi ko saan ko ipapadala?

    kaya ito na lang ang ginawa ko.

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  16. Ratz hahaha, watch your heart dear. I miss you, it's been a while. busy ehhh?


    Diamond R dapat talaga mag-ingat. meron pa nga sa mga cellphones eh. kunwari nagpapanggap silang pamilya ng OFW, tapos pag mya kumagat humihingi ng mga prepaid cards. Mga walang magawa sa buhay.

    Dapat talaga pag-ingatang mabuti and ating personal information. Buti na lang pag sinesearch ako sa google ang lumalabas ay yugn dating president at CEo...hehehe, sikat much.


    Ms. Leah naku Ms. leah hindi ka nag-iisa, siguro araw-araw kahit 10 spam meron ako ganun din ang reasons. I-auto-filter ko nga pero hindi na masira pa ang araw ko.

    Dapat talaga maging vigilant. Ang mga manloloko wlang konsensiya.


    Akoni wahahahaha, saludo ako sa reply mo Akoni. Galing. magaya nga yan. tapos pag galing google akin sabihin ko sumbong ko sila kay Larry Page at Sergey Bin. hehehe


    Kikilabotz marmi na ding spammers sa blogger. sabi nga nila walang makakaligtas sa kanila.


    Musingan buti nga. alam mo al ginawa na rin namin yan eh. sumakay sa kalokohan ng text scammers naman. tapos sila naman dalang-dala akala nila naloloko na nila kami hindi nila alam naisahan na namin sila...at sa huli, kami ang nagwagi.

    Sayang and pera ng kaibigan mo ang laki. Sayang talaga.

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  17. Gnethc That is the same thing that happened to my blog friend. the good thing is found it out too soon and she immediately posted a warning on her blog.


    Dionne really awful. They should get a life so they could stop pestering other people. I feel sorry for the victims who will fall as prey.


    Diamond R MARAMING SALAMAT AH! Alam mo ba sobrang saya ko sa ginawa mo. Sobrang na-appreciate ko.

    nag-effort talaga sa pag-combine ng banners...kahit walang chocolates at bulaklak, labis na kaligayahan, kasiyahan at kagalakan ang naramdaman ko.

    MARAMING SALAMAT. pakisabi kay roommate, hi and hello.

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  18. Aw nakakatakot naman yan, pero aware naman ako na they exist. kaso nga lang ang dame nilang paraan di nauubusan

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  19. This just shows how exciting and complex the internet is. If this fraud happened outside the Web, the person would most likely get caught. But on the internet, they're evasive, their identity unknown. Unless you're a pro, you wouldnt know what to do next after finding out what the hacker's URL is. Hm, this post is most certainly helpful, I am changing my passwords right now! (:

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