Serious o2 Scam

JohnnyG · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:23

You are a very paranoid lad though aren't you mate?

Tru · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:23

I got the email on Monday, the links actually go to http//stlannes.com, (disabled to protect the dim) but that obviously isn't picked up by a cut n paste.

If you fell for that 'scam', you're an idiot. It looked nothing like an o2 email.

edit: also, nobody hacked the o2 database, it came to an address thats only used for spam.

Spacky · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:25

Tru said:
I got the email on Monday, the links actually go to http//stlannes.com, (disabled to protect the dim) but that obviously isn't picked up by a cut n paste.

If you fell for that 'scam', you're an idiot. It looked nothing like an o2 email.

Didn't click those links always go to my bookmarked ones.

Most I did was open the email didn't click the links but thanks for accusing me of being an idiot

JohnnyG said:
You are a very paranoid lad though aren't you mate?

Just this time

Basher · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:25

I still dont see how its a scam, what are they trying to get from you and how!?

edit: ahh I see, the links weren't actually as stated in the OP

Tru · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:27

Spacky said:
Didn't click those links always go to my bookmarked ones.

Most I did was open the email didn't click the links but thanks for accusing me of being an idiot

Just this time

I didn't mean to single you out, when I said 'you', I really meant 'anyone'.

Kerplunk · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:27

What about if you go into your 02 account your own way and access your bill from there, is the cost the same etc ?

Basher · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:29

Kerplunk said:
What about if you go into your 02 account your own way and access your bill from there, is the cost the same etc ?

This looks almost legit except its not addressed to myself like other bills and does not tally with my bill (checked it on the legit addy).

Spacky · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:29

Tru said:
I didn't mean to single you out, when I said 'you', I really meant 'anyone'.

No problem, am still in paranoid mode

When I hover (not click) the cursor over the links it points them to the legit site.

I can't see how they can scam you except by having me log into my legit o2 account (from bookmarks) to just check it.

Tru · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:30

Kerplunk said:
What about if you go into your 02 account your own way and access your bill from there, is the cost the same etc ?

Of course it's not. This is a pretend email, it has nothing to do o2 or it's customers, have you even read the thread?

thelankymatt · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:31

Well I'm confused :confused:

Being an o2 customer it does concern me if someone has got hold of the customer database.

//edit: Makes sense now... was going to say how can that be a scam email if it's linking to the o2 site.

Basher · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:31

Spacky said:
I can't see how they can scam you except by having me log into my legit o2 account (from bookmarks) to just check it.

But as Tru said, the links weren't pointing at the legit site, this is therefore how they scame you, asking you to log into there site and pay off the bill or something similar.

VeNT · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:31

I just got two of these

Kerplunk · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:32

Tru said:
Of course it's not. This is a pretend email, it has nothing to do o2 or it's customers, have you even read the thread?

I must have blinked and missed that line.

Tru · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:33

Spacky said:
No problem, am still in paranoid mode

When I hover (not click) the cursor over the links it points them to the legit site.

I can't see how they can scam you except by having me log into my legit o2 account (from bookmarks) to just check it.

Weird, all the links in my one when to the site in my last post. I went to the link and it tried to install a .wmf, so I don't think it's a money scam, just script kiddie ****.

Spacky · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:33

thelankymatt said:
Well I'm confused

Being an o2 customer it does concern me if someone has got hold of the customer database.

Well have calmed down.

Seriously I can't see that as being true, for one they would never tell people that on the phone as imagine if all banks got hacked everyone would withdraw all there money (oops paranoia mode comming back).

Just doesn't help when you have odd callers asking who uses this number and the number used being unknown ie ex directory.

Tru said:
Weird, all the links in my one when to the site in my last post. I went to the link and it tried to install a .wmf, so I don't think it's a money scam, just script kiddie ****.

WMF Windows Meta file, ah fair enough.

Sorry for my rant y'all

Close it now pretty please....first mod who closes could you put a big smily face in the last post

Berserker · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:36

Spacky said:
WMF Windows Meta file?

Yup. The good ol' .WMF exploit I'd guess. Now suitably patched (assuming you're up-to-date with patches).

Garp · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:42

Its quite simple, in plain english for those confused so far:

The original e-mail sent to the thread starter (I had one too and I'm not on O2), was sent in HTML (web page) format.
In HTML its possible to put link code underneath text. Its how virtually every hyperlink works, even the ones used by this forum software (hover over "General Discussion" link and look in the status bar on your browser to see the 'real' link location.

an example:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
This text can be anything you choose!

In the scam e-mail sent out, the underlying link takes you off to a very dodgy website. What the OP did however, was just copy and paste the text across from the e-mail. That doesn't pick up the HTML code, and hence the link you can see in his post is to the actual O2 website. If you were to copy and paste the text of those two examples, all that anyone would see was two links to the bbc news site and some ordinary text, instead of a link to google and 2 links to the beeb.

Spacky · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:47

Garp said:
Its quite simple, in plain english for those confused so far:

The original e-mail sent to the thread starter (I had one too and I'm not on O2), was sent in HTML (web page) format.
In HTML its possible to put link code underneath text. Its how virtually every hyperlink works, even the ones used by this forum software (hover over "General Discussion" link and look in the status bar on your browser to see the 'real' link location.

an example:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
This text can be anything you choose!

In the scam e-mail sent out, the underlying link takes you off to a very dodgy website. What the OP did however, was just copy and paste the text across from the e-mail. That doesn't pick up the HTML code, and hence the link you can see in his post is to the actual O2 website. If you were to copy and paste the text of those two examples, all that anyone would see was two links to the bbc news site and some ordinary text, instead of a link to google and 2 links to the beeb.

Cheers

Love you

/radio1

Could a mod close this please and end their final post with a big smiley face

kitten_caboodle · 15 Mar 2006 at 11:53

Spacky said:
Well have calmed down.

Seriously I can't see that as being true, for one they would never tell people that on the phone as imagine if all banks got hacked everyone would withdraw all there money (oops paranoia mode comming back).

Just doesn't help when you have odd callers asking who uses this number and the number used being unknown ie ex directory.

WMF Windows Meta file, ah fair enough.

Sorry for my rant y'all

Close it now pretty please....first mod who closes could you put a big smily face in the last post

Before it gets closed, don't bet on what they won't tell you. The guy i spoke to at O2 customer services said (and I quote) 'The customer service centre in Leeds needs a bomb throwing into it to wake them all up. They're rubbish!'
:eek:

crashuk · 15 Mar 2006 at 13:02

why dont you stick in the addy and do a whois lookup