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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIs this phishing?
Got an email from my bank my accounts frozen due to unauthorized activity. Checked the money is there. Called bank they see nothing. Email wanted me to sign in from the email to "verify" but I didn't. I forwarded it to the banks phishing group.
Wtf is stis? My bp is spiking over this
mercuryblues
(15,100 posts)Phoenix61
(17,641 posts)multigraincracker
(34,069 posts)Caller Id says my doctors office some guy named frank. Said Ill call you right back frank. Office said they didnt call and no frank there.
SheltieLover
(59,603 posts)brush
(57,481 posts)Shermann
(8,636 posts)You can hover over the link to give it a basic smell test and discard if it fails. Otherwise log into your account the usual way. If there really is an active alert of some kind, there should be an indication from the main page.
Alpeduez21
(1,861 posts)You can read the email but DO NOT OPEN ATTACHMENTS OR GIVE ANY INFORMATION. Call and ask the institution in question. You did the right thing. Just relax delete the email and live your life
Skittles
(159,242 posts)seriously
XanaDUer2
(13,843 posts)I've been a victim of three hacks and told to watch everything
Skittles
(159,242 posts)always CALL the business YOURSELF
THAT'S ALL
XanaDUer2
(13,843 posts)But its a scary email
Skittles
(159,242 posts)that kind of con game works on a lot of people which is why it keeps happening
JoseBalow
(5,139 posts)Skittles
(159,242 posts)NEVER SIMPLY REPLY to an unsolicited email, EVER
* the subject is emails regarding a business
soldierant
(7,892 posts)Take some deep breaths, or anything that works for you.. It can't hurt you now, you have disarmed it.