Tag: online fraud

Stay Safe Online – Scam emails that are after your passwords

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Dane

Stay Safe Online – Two scam emails to watch out for

Cyber security alert – warning to all businesses – there is a phishing email going around which appears to come from:

IT.Support@(yourcompanyname).uk

“We are currently developing Cyber Security and Phishing Awareness training packages to be provided to the whole company. The aim of the training is to raise awareness amongst our employees regarding current Cyber threats, social engineering attacks and other forms of malicious hacking.

Once completed we hope to have a stronger response to Cyber threats, company-wide. This training will provide ongoing assurance to our Partners and Stakeholders; as well as our current client base. Please could you follow the link below so that we can prepare your Cyber Security Training package for you and once it has been prepared you will receive an email after 72 hours with detailed instructions on how to complete the training.

The training is all done online and can be completed in under 30 minutes.

Take me to my training

Many thanks,

IT Support ”

And it will have your company name and address at the bottom of the email – so, it looks really authentic. If anyone in your organisation has clicked on the link and input credentials, then they must change their password immediately and you need to check for any security breaches.

Email scam
Watch out for this scam email that appears to come from someone you know – the fraudster is hoping you will click on the link and put in your password. (Dropbox is file sharing software.)

Subject: (Friend’s name) sent you an important document

(Friend’s name) sent you an important document via Dropbox

Access Document

Click on the Access Document to find the attached document for your expedited option.

Thank you
(Friend’s name)

What to do – just delete the email – but let your friend know that their email has been compromised and they need to change their email password immediately. If you have accidentally clicked on the link and put in your password – ring us 01948 840102

https://campaigns.which.co.uk/scam-alert-service/

Find details of recent scams here: www.actionfraud.police.uk and on our Facebook page:
Rainford-it-stay safe online.

Rainford-IT are part of Strawberry Fields – Nominet Channel partners and Cisco network partners. We register and renew domain names. We manage our own servers, email, IT and website hosting. We can fix most hardware – Macs as well as Windows – desktops and laptops. It’s a family business and we provide a personal service.

Published in the December edition of the Whitchurch Gossip

Stay Safe Online – new computer set up, safe hosting, latest scams

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Dane

I am still getting phone calls on our landline purporting to be from Microsoft. Criminals can now spoof their phone number to make it look like you’re receiving a call from a genuine organisation. If in doubt, hang up and call the organisation directly using a number you’ve personally found.

Stay Safe Online – scam emails for Self-Employment ISS

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Dane

Stay Safe Online

In the UK, you are now twice as likely to be the target of an impersonation scam. Criminals are experts at pretending to be from organisations like your bank, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), your internet service provider, and even the police, so it’s important to know what to look out for.

Criminals will create a sense of urgency. If you are told that ‘your money is at risk’ or ‘your account will be blocked’ if you do not act immediately, this is a scam.

The bank and the police will never ask you to move your money to ‘keep it safe’ or to ‘support a criminal investigation’ – this is a scam.

Never share information like your card reader code or one-time passcode. If someone is asking you to do this, it’s a scam.

Watch out for scam emails like this fraudulent email – note the email address it is from – and it is addressed to ‘recipients’

whereas the real email from hmrc.gov.uk (below) – is addressed to a personal email address.

Ask us about installing security software – like Malwarebytes that actively prevents infections and removes malicious software – it’s free – and protects against malware, viruses, adware, spyware, Trojans and other threats.

Scam phone calls

Criminals can now spoof their phone number to make it look like you’re receiving a call from a genuine organisation. If in doubt, hang up and call the organisation directly using a number you’ve personally found.

If someone wants to make an appoointment to see you – get their phone number and phone them back. You can search for the phone number in Google first to check it’s a real business.

https://campaigns.which.co.uk/scam-alert-service/

Find details of recent scams here: www.actionfraud.police.uk and on our Facebook page:
Rainford-it-stay safe online and on our blog on our website.

Rainford-IT are part of Strawberry Fields – Nominet Channel partners and Cisco network partners. We can register and renew domain names. We manage our own servers, email, IT and website hosting. We can fix most hardware – Macs as well as Windows – desktops and laptops. It’s a family business and we provide a personal service.

www.rainford-it.co.uk 01948 840102

Published in the August edition of the Whitchurch Gossip

Stay Safe Online Current Scams, WhatsApp Settings, Fake text messages

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Dane

Be careful with emails that say you are in a photo or video – curiosity makes us want to have a look – common sense should tell us that this is a scam – but if you’re in a rush you may not think first!