Fishy email allegedly from POS Nirvana (virus/trojan?) Thread poster: Myriam Moreno Hijazo
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I just got an email from the address [email protected], with no mention of how they got my contact or who they represent. "Hello, Please, read this and confirm Regards, [No signature]" Attached is an Excel file called "CompensationClaim-650132616-11242020". The preview shows a single image with the words "PERFORM THE FOLLOWING STEPS TO PERFORM DECRYPTION If this docu... See more I just got an email from the address [email protected], with no mention of how they got my contact or who they represent. "Hello, Please, read this and confirm Regards, [No signature]" Attached is an Excel file called "CompensationClaim-650132616-11242020". The preview shows a single image with the words "PERFORM THE FOLLOWING STEPS TO PERFORM DECRYPTION If this document was downloaded from Email, please click 'Enable Editing' from the yellow bar above Once You have Enable Editing, please click 'Enable Content' from the yellow bar above WHY I CANNOT OPEN THIS DOCUMENT? You are using iOS or Android, please use Desktop PC You are trying to view this document using Online Viewer " While I know better than to download a random file from an unknown sender onto my computer, I suspect it may contain malware. ▲ Collapse | | | Mervyn Henderson (X) Spain Local time: 16:51 Spanish to English + ... Let's make this a little easier | Nov 26, 2020 |
There you are, sitting at home, minding your own business, and someone knocks at the door. You open the door, and someone you've never seen before in your life says "Hello, please read this and confirm". They say nothing else, and don't even say who they are, or what "this" is. Wouldn't you say "Thank you, but no", and close the door in their face? In fact, you could skip the talking. Better to not say anything, in fact, except maybe "Go away and don't come back, or I'll call the police." ... See more There you are, sitting at home, minding your own business, and someone knocks at the door. You open the door, and someone you've never seen before in your life says "Hello, please read this and confirm". They say nothing else, and don't even say who they are, or what "this" is. Wouldn't you say "Thank you, but no", and close the door in their face? In fact, you could skip the talking. Better to not say anything, in fact, except maybe "Go away and don't come back, or I'll call the police." You may not know what they want, but you don't want to either, because it can't be anything good.
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