Phish in a barrel
Jan. 25th, 2012 01:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fbhjrLast night I paid our AMEX bill and our cellphone bill more or less at the
same time.
About 10 minutes later, I got an email to the email account (of the 5 I use
regularly) that I use for the bills saying “The payment you just made did
not go through. Please follow the link below to fix the problem.”
I did NOT click the link.
I went back and checked each site the secure way I log in to pay them, and
both think they have the money. My bank thinks it gave it to them.
So, I’m going to put this down to a phishing expedition on someone’s part.
It’s just a bit spooky with the timing
same time.
About 10 minutes later, I got an email to the email account (of the 5 I use
regularly) that I use for the bills saying “The payment you just made did
not go through. Please follow the link below to fix the problem.”
I did NOT click the link.
I went back and checked each site the secure way I log in to pay them, and
both think they have the money. My bank thinks it gave it to them.
So, I’m going to put this down to a phishing expedition on someone’s part.
It’s just a bit spooky with the timing
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Date: 2012-01-25 06:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-25 07:04 pm (UTC)It's why I've kept paying many of my bills the old-fashioned way, even when I have to pay for the privilege.
I'm always nervous about using things like PayPal, always keep an eye on that the rare times I use it.
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Date: 2012-01-25 07:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-25 08:01 pm (UTC)I figure they couldn't have hacked that or they would have just taken my money and run off.