[TowerTalk] FW: Your Enrolled Payment has been initiated

[Mark - N5OT]

I had an employee almost sell the farm once because he got spoofed 
easy.  I had to teach him about this stuff.  There are definitely 
telltale signs most of the time.

Mark N5OT


On 1/25/2019 6:08 PM, Steve Lott wrote:
> I agree with you.
>
> But many tend to click without closely looking
>
> Cheers!
> Steve
> KG5VK
>
> On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 5:59 PM Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> I don't mean to minimize the cyber crime threat. I mean to show that the
>> thing was obvious on its face: even if the TT list charged for access (it
>> doesn't) why would they charge in British pounds? That should seem *very*
>> odd and a so major warning sign. ANYTHING that stands out like that is a
>> guarantee that it's dangerous to open. *Don't do it!!*
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Kim N5OP
>> On 1/23/2019 1:37 PM, Steve Lott wrote:
>>
>> Kim
>>
>> I find nothing silly about those that spread cyber crime
>>
>> Many have their computers held ransom
>> Email delivery disrupted and worse
>>
>> These days I invest in malware and anti-virus
>> Software to protect my computer, my wife’s computer and other family
>> members
>>
>> You that that having to pay for a defense is silly
>>
>> Then the joke is on you !
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Steve
>> KG5VK
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 1:05 PM Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> How silly! Everyone knows that TowerTalk bills in Swiss francs!!
>>>
>>> Kim N5OP
>>>
>>> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as
>>> the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
>>>
>>>> On Jan 23, 2019, at 11:13, David Robbins <k1ttt at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I got one yesterday that was obvious phishing... it was from an address
>>> I didn't know, it was addressed to 'undisclosed recipients', and it had a
>>> .doc file.  The text of the message said to enable editing to read the
>>> payment info, which should never be needed!  I sent it to my virus scanner
>>> service desk because the scanner didn't alarm on it.. they came back this
>>> morning with updates to their definitions files because it was a new one.
>>> Just fair warning, there are new attacks every day and some day you may be
>>> a target before it has been identified.
>>
>>>> David Robbins K1TTT
>>>> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
>>>> web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net
>>>> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://k1ttt.net:7373
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
>>> Marsh KA5M
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 16:44
>>>> To: TowerTalk
>>>> Subject: [TowerTalk] FW: Your Enrolled Payment has been initiated
>>>>
>>>> Got the below e-mail this morning. It came with an attached .doc that I
>>> did not click on.
>>>> Marsh, KA5M
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.comcontabilidad@
>>> empresasolympia.com>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 3:36 AM
>>>> To: marsh at ka5m.net
>>>> Subject: Your Enrolled Payment has been initiated
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Attached is your invoice from TowerTalk.
>>>> ACCOUNT NUMBER
>>>> 1256442
>>>> INVOICE NUMBER
>>>> DKG435138-88
>>>> AMOUNT
>>>> £551.72
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> As always, thank you for your business.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> TowerTalk
>>>>
>>>> 021 8997 3733
>>>> E towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>>>>
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>> --
>> ​*Steven Lott Smith - Your Candidate for NTX Section manager*
>> *I will bring more Information & Education to my fellow North Texas ARRL
>> Members*
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>>
>> --
>>
>> Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP
>> SEL/MEL/Glider, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)
>>
>> *"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in
>> practice, there is." **– Attributed to many people; it’s so true that it
>> doesn’t matter who said it.*
>>
>>
>>