 Is this a spam email, Received from AutoAtlanta.com |
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| Coondog |
 Nov 15 2019, 09:04 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,089 Joined: 24-September 15 From: Apple Valley Calif Member No.: 19,195 Region Association: Southern California 
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Received this In my junk mail. Included a invoice that would not open due to old unsupported version of Word. I haven’t purchased anything from AA in a long time.
Hello Please find the attached company profile. Company profile will brief you well. Thank you very much for working with our company. Mia Dejonckheere e:mia@autoatlanta.com |
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| 914werke |
Nov 15 2019, 09:31 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,052 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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SPAM! I have received a bunch of messages from her (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Ive even let George know Mia's email had been compromised (yes shes a real person) |
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| Blue6 |
Nov 15 2019, 09:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,035 Joined: 3-October 13 From: SoCal Member No.: 16,470 Region Association: Southern California
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Must have gotten us through the world. I’ve never ordered or had any contact with auto Atlanta, and I also got the spam..
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| rjames |
Nov 15 2019, 11:59 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,927 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(Coondog @ Nov 15 2019, 07:04 PM)  Received this In my junk mail. Included a invoice that would not open due to old unsupported version of Word. I haven’t purchased anything from AA in a long time. Hello Please find the attached company profile. Company profile will brief you well. Thank you very much for working with our company. Mia Dejonckheere e:mia@autoatlanta.com Probably wasn’t an invoice, more likely malware if the supposed sender’s account was compromised or was just bring spoofed. I recommend fully scanning your computer with an anti-virus/anti-malware app. And don’t open attachments you aren’t expecting. |
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| mepstein |
Nov 16 2019, 07:43 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,258 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I got it too. I figure they captured my email when I was a member at 914club. I've been hitting "remove" anytime I get an AA email but I guess they go back to the original list and try again.
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| mb911 |
Nov 16 2019, 07:57 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,837 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Well I know that Mia is a real person but no idea on the emails though.
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| rmdinmd |
Nov 16 2019, 08:31 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 488 Joined: 30-October 13 From: Greeneville,Tn Member No.: 16,585 Region Association: South East States
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To me it's simple. If I haven't ordered anything from someone I am not opening any invoices. If I have any doubts I call the "sender" to verify and use a number NOT supplied by the email in question. I even did that with emails from the company I worked for if it seemed strange.
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| fixer34 |
Nov 16 2019, 06:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,085 Joined: 16-September 14 From: Chicago area Member No.: 17,908 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(914werke @ Nov 15 2019, 09:31 PM) SPAM! I have received a bunch of messages from her (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Ive even let George know Mia's email had been compromised (yes shes a real person) Her actual email account wasn't necessarily compromised, although changing the password is a good idea. Spoofing a sender email address is very easy. These clowns (that's a nice way of putting it...) get a list of good email addresses, then send an 'invoice past due', 'refund due', or similar attachment message pretending to be from someone you know. Opening it will at the least install malware on your machine that you may not even notice. At worst, it's ransomware and they encrypt all your files. Unfortunately it's come down to 'never open an email attachment unless you are positively certain who sent it and why'. If ANY doubt, send a separate email, not reply, asking if they really sent it. |
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| rhodyguy |
Nov 17 2019, 11:06 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,075 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Like the bogus cash 'awards' emails from Costco. Costco does NOT give money away.
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| Coondog |
Nov 17 2019, 12:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,089 Joined: 24-September 15 From: Apple Valley Calif Member No.: 19,195 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(rjames @ Nov 15 2019, 09:59 PM) QUOTE(Coondog @ Nov 15 2019, 07:04 PM) Received this In my junk mail. Included a invoice that would not open due to old unsupported version of Word. I haven’t purchased anything from AA in a long time. Hello Please find the attached company profile. Company profile will brief you well. Thank you very much for working with our company. Mia Dejonckheere e:mia@autoatlanta.com Probably wasn’t an invoice, more likely malware if the supposed sender’s account was compromised or was just bring spoofed. I recommend fully scanning your computer with an anti-virus/anti-malware app. And don’t open attachments you aren’t expecting. Opened it on my IPad so no worries.......... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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| fixer34 |
Nov 17 2019, 12:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,085 Joined: 16-September 14 From: Chicago area Member No.: 17,908 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Nov 17 2019, 11:06 AM) Like the bogus cash 'awards' emails from Costco. Costco does NOT give money away. Nor does Microsoft, Facebook, the US Gov't, or Nigerian princes.... Just like in our car world, if it seems too good to be true... |
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| gandalf_025 |
Nov 17 2019, 01:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,453 Joined: 25-June 09 From: North Shore, Massachusetts Member No.: 10,509 Region Association: North East States |
Has there been any response from AA about this..??
Can’t imagine “Someone” working there hasn’t seen this thread.....????? |
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