I have just received two emails headed "Private message"
One from Robbo and the other from Art
They were all titled "private message" with a link saying "private message"
I have been warned by another site that they are viruses, so didn't open.

The first thing that should make the alarm bells ring is that a genuine private message notification would normally be sent from an email account associated with the forum (e.g. forum@cocia.com) and not from the PM sender themself.


    Why would someone send you an email advising you to login to view a private message? (you'd normally use one or the other, not both)


    Additionally the link included would point to a server not associated with a forum you are associated with


    If you click on that link, you might notice that the page that comes up probably doesn't look the same as the login page for any forum you are a member of.

Kev

sooty wrote on Aug 5^th, 2012 at 7:07pm:

I have just received two emails headed "Private message" One from Robbo and the other from Art They were all titled "private message" with a link saying "private message" I have been warned by another site that they are viruses, so didn't open. The first thing that should make the alarm bells ring is that a genuine private message notification would normally be sent from an email account associated with the forum (e.g. forum@cocia.com) and not from the PM sender themself.     Why would someone send you an email advising you to login to view a private message? (you'd normally use one or the other, not both)     Additionally the link included would point to a server not associated with a forum you are associated with     If you click on that link, you might notice that the page that comes up probably doesn't look the same as the login page for any forum you are a member of. Kev

Hi Kev

If you still have them can you please forward the emails to me thanks so that I can have a look.

I have checked the background stats of the forum and cannot see anything unusual or anything to show where such emails could have come from.

As you know I hate spam and I need to know if it is coming from the forum so I can look at it.

Many thanks.


Derek

Sorry Derek I have deleated them.
It was the Lure lovers site that alerted  me to this one.
You may gain a bit from this link

http://www.lurelovers.com/forum/warning-email-malware_topic9821.html
Kev

Thanks Kev

Different software so doesn't give me much to go one.

By the way, welcome back to the forum. Long time no see.

Everyone, PLEASE, if you ever receive anything like this please just forward them to me so I can look at them. Don't worry about thinking you may be sending me a virus. I do have plenty of protection on my system and do enjoy playing with them.

All emails sent out from the forum should come from admin@aussiecampovenforum.com

Thanks


Derek

Kev, I take it you didn't have messages from Aart and Robbo when you logged in??

Cheers


Derek

Did not log in Derek as I know for sure as Aart does not have my email so was sus from the start.
Sorry can't be of more help and I know it didn't originate from you.
Have been so busy of late but do still call in to check on things.
Kev

I got a similar email recently. It was from a woman who I took wedding photos for a few years ago and she had a hotmail email address so it immediately rang alarm bells. So it would seem that the emails can originate from anywhere and not just in relation to any forums.

Jeff

Yep i got 2 the other day from a friend both sent 5 am she doesn't turn her puter on till 9 am

i also got 2 emails from robbo to my email address. i sent an email to robbo to advise him about these possible virus messages

i will forward them to you derek

Thanks for that Jack and thanks for the email.

This is a scam that has originated in Montenegro in the Balkans with the Internet code of .me. It is becoming a very common and while not a virus it is quite annoying.

It gives you a link to a website which when you look at can look quite like a genuine Windows Live screen.  The site asks you to log into a Windows Live but in fact it is collecting your login name and password.  They then use your email to send out spam.

First pic below is a capture of the FAKE LOGIN SCREEN

On this screen when you go to close it a popup appears saying "Wait, Don't go yet"  This is also part of the scam to get you to login.

It is in the second pic below.

These certainly have nothing to do with the forum.

As Kev did, don't login to these things. Best to just delete.

Cheers


Derek

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By the way, if you find out that your email is sending out these things, don't panic.  All you have to do is change your password.

Cheers


Derek

good advice Derek

Darn puter scumbags
I am having all the trouble in the world just tring to get into my hotmail account.

big dummy spit

Aart

That filthy virus has locked me out of hotmail altogether.
Can't access my email address book.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Aart

tbf57@hotmail.com sent you a private message.
Private message.
Derek.Just received this from Aart then had a look on the forum & found out the latest.
Regards
Keith
Currently travelling the west but heading east from Winton

I don't think the big fella is too happy at the moment.  No fault of his.

This is one of the hazards of hotmail accounts


Derek