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**Stuart** · 11-07-2010, 17:54

Sadly, these attempts are getting more and more frequent.

I've had emails appearing to be from all the major banks saying my account will be suspended. Although, oddly, I've never recieved one that appears to be from the actual bank I am with.

I've also had emails warning me that appear to be from the mail administrator at work saying my account will be disabled unless I click on the link. Would be interesting if that were the case. Our email admin is my drinking buddy. Funny he never mentions this..

I think the best advice is simple. If you get an email, do not click the link. If you are concerned, contact the company yourself, even if you just type their website URL into the address bar.

11-07-2010, 17:54	#5
Stuart Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sarf east Luhndun. Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 24,243	Re: Phishing email claiming to be from Virgin Media Sadly, these attempts are getting more and more frequent. I've had emails appearing to be from all the major banks saying my account will be suspended. Although, oddly, I've never recieved one that appears to be from the actual bank I am with. I've also had emails warning me that appear to be from the mail administrator at work saying my account will be disabled unless I click on the link. Would be interesting if that were the case. Our email admin is my drinking buddy. Funny he never mentions this.. I think the best advice is simple. If you get an email, do not click the link. If you are concerned, contact the company yourself, even if you just type their website URL into the address bar. __________________ Just to make it clear if a post is bold and is from a team member, it's a moderating decision. If it's not bold or not from a team member, it's not.