Could i be getting a phishing mail?

SkeeterUK · 3 Apr 2017 at 19:04

HI all.

I got a email today from someone and there chinese i think. I thought here we go a scam email...

Thing is.

It has my full name and address. With a doc file attatched saying my second name and some word/numbers and the email said its password.

Im worried something has hacked something but no idea from what.

Im starting to panic a bit, what should i do.

The only thing i can think of is when this mobile phone service when bankrupt as it was in the uk a few years ago where you got free minuites if u just let a few adverts come up.

I had a few emails about the bankruptcy but pretty sure the emails were very clear who they were from and what it was about. This doesnt seem like it.

Its basically this format.

Good day to you,

Contract:
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:

Filename: .doc
Password:

Regards,
Sender's name.

Their email ends with @sohu.com. Looked it up and not much about it other than its a chinese company.

Rroff · 3 Apr 2017 at 19:05

Do not open the attachment whatever you do it tries to deploy a variant of crypto malware.

There has been a data breach somewhere - detailed IIRC in a recent thread here and the data dump is being used to try and scare people into infecting themselves with malware.

Malevolence · 3 Apr 2017 at 19:12

Had one of these today myself. Would be interested in finding out what data breach leaked my details though, as I'm very careful online and only ever use a fake name unless it's for something important that actually requires my real name and address.

meandu229 · 3 Apr 2017 at 19:14

Malevolence said:
Had one of these today myself. Would be interested in finding out what data breach leaked my details though, as I'm very careful online and only ever use a fake name unless it's for something important that actually requires my real name and address.

https://haveibeenpwned.com/ is a good place to start

SkeeterUK · 3 Apr 2017 at 19:14

So ignore it even tho they have my personal info and somehow might use it for some evil deed?

SkeeterUK · 3 Apr 2017 at 19:17

meandu229 said:
https://haveibeenpwned.com/ is a good place to start

Says its been done 4 times.

But not addresses just email and passwords possibly. There 4 sites i very rarely used and 1 i dunno if i even had used before. Strange.

Malevolence · 3 Apr 2017 at 19:17

meandu229 said:
https://haveibeenpwned.com/ is a good place to start

That's strange

Good news — no pwnage found!
No breached accounts and no pastes

bobbyspangles · 3 Apr 2017 at 19:18

Glad someone posted this as I had the very same today. Thing is I attempted to open it on my phone (I was expecting something from someone) but got an error (no MS doc viewer), am I safe?

Feek · 3 Apr 2017 at 19:20

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...d-an-odd-email-whats-this-all-about.18774336/