Emails From Unknown Females !

[derekpara]

I've had almost identical emails from two females whose names mean nothing to me.

The subject bar says ' Re; Derek ?'

The 1st message was ' Hi Derek, it's Mary.'

The second: ' Hi Derek, it's Julie'

The sender's email address in both cases consists of two female first names different from the above.

There is no attachment.

Scam or what ?

Cheers.

D

[DTCwordfan]

That's AB for you.......lucky man, potentially, Derek

[anneasquith]

Scam

[derekpara]

Lol DTC, but knowing my luck, I'm not so sure !

Anne, that's what I think.

Thanks, both.
D

[KARL]

If your e-mail address includes your name (Derek) in it then that is why the messages address you as such - usually these messages will otherwise simply start Hi. These messages are almost always linked to phishing and/or advertising.

[Hopkirk]

Do you seriously think these e mails came from two females?

[Arksided]

Karl, has it sussed... I get all sorts of crap from such having my name in my E-mail address.

[Hopkirk]

My name is clear in my e mail address, but I don't get them.

[Guilbert53]

I assume there is a "link" in these emails. This link will take you to a dating web site, or a porn web site, or some other dodgy web site.

NEVER click on the links, NEVER reply to these emails (it only confirms the email address is live), NEVER unsubscribe from these emails (again confirms the email address is live).

As has been said above, these emails are almost certainly NOT from women but an anonymous man or group of men in Nigeria or wherever hoping to scam you.

Sadly now you have had two emails of this type you will probably get more. Once you are on a "scammers" email list it is hard to get off.

And as I said, if you reply in any way then you will be added to more scammers lists and get more junk emails.

It may get so bad you have to stop using that email address and start using a different one.

One of my male relatives has a reputation of going on "dodgy" web sites and he gets over a 100 "scam" emails a day. I know because I look after his computer and help "tidy it up"

[waterboatman]

Yup. Ignore!

[murraymints]

don't touch with barge pole..delete without opening

[Tilly2]

Hi Derek, it's Tilly.

You can answer me but not Mary or Julie.

[derekpara]

Yeah ! Tilly2 for best answer !

And thanks again to you all, especially Guilbert. There was no link and I wouldn't dream of replying.

Cheers.

D

[Tilly2]

Hi Derek, it's Tilly.

Thank you :-)