Category: Scams

Two new blackmail variants two days in a row… And this one is rather unique in that it plays on the fact that we’ve all probably received one of the...

Been a while since I’ve seen a new variant on the blackmail “we have you on video masturbating” scam email. Hi there! I regret to inform you a...

Another variant. This one came across with the subject “(~_~)”. On 2022-12-20, I received a similar email with badly-formed HTML as the body text wi...

This one came through with the subject “Verify and confirm your order @436753464758-DZXCDRTWETWET#!” from “nad iosa” (nadiosa19@gmail.co...

Slight mutation on the one from Halloween. Hello there! Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you. Around several months ago I have obtained access to your...

‘Tis the season for scams, I guess. This came in with the subject “Account creation needs validation #768680#”. The area code for the phone nu...

This one ended up in my junk folder – where it rightfully belongs – so I didn’t see it until I went looking there for something else. This is ...

Another Geek Squad scam message. This time I took the raw HTML of the message and just pasted it here since it’s just text.    Hello there! ...

The timing on this one was rather apt since I was browsing the Geek Squad website recently for setting up a camera repair appointment. And the text for the sear...

Along with the various blackmail emails I’ve received, I feel it just as important to start posting the other scam emails I’ve received. These ones ...