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GoodScout

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I'm usually great at spotting phishing emails and never opening attachments, but this one got me. Fortunately I figured it out milliseconds after I clicked the website link, shut down my browser and rebooted quickly. That, plus the fact I work on a Mac probably saved my bacon.
The email? From a guest who said he'd just gotten his statement and had been double-charged for his stay. He provided a copy of his statement (!).
After shutting everything down, I looked up his name and sure enough, he'd never stayed with us.
Beware!
 
Hey Phineas!!
Yes, you got it too, makes us all feel part of a big happy family doesn't it. We have been sharing that here for a week or two now. I got it as well. Mine said restaurant, another said lodging...
"Friends don't let friends open links attachments" :)
PS If anyone here is not familiar Phineas Swann is like my idol on Facebook! I love love love their posts. Well done!
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Yep, mine came today!! saying "please, please help! I have a problem with a payment that you charged twice. For days ago I have paid with my credit card at....
yea, I knew I had no one by that name!
 
Got my copy today, too!
"For days ago I have paid with my credit card...."
Which of course is impossible (we're closed for the season).
 
Hey Phineas!!
Yes, you got it too, makes us all feel part of a big happy family doesn't it. We have been sharing that here for a week or two now. I got it as well. Mine said restaurant, another said lodging...
"Friends don't let friends open links attachments" :)
PS If anyone here is not familiar Phineas Swann is like my idol on Facebook! I love love love their posts. Well done!
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Joey Bloggs said:
PS If anyone here is not familiar Phineas Swann is like my idol on Facebook! I love love love their posts. Well done!
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Well aren't you the sweetest! Thank you for that lovely compliment!!!!
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I'm feeling left out
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Breakfast Diva said:
I'm feeling left out
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And I got it first, 2 weeks ago! I have no explanation, other than that they start with the most gullible first.
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Arks said:
Breakfast Diva said:
I'm feeling left out
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And I got it first, 2 weeks ago! I have no explanation, other than that they start with the most gullible first.
I've thought many things about you, but gullible is not one of them!
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Oh, and this must be a goodie: I've gotten it twice more from two separate names/addresses.
 
I've gotten three now. On two of them the signature at the end of the message didn't even match the name the e-mail was from. Really sloppy crooks, but I'm sure a lot of people will still click the link.
 
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