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Post edited by Hmmm... on 29/12/2018 at 18:19.
Tell us how your day was, say hello or just introduce yourself if you're new to the site.
Post edited by Hmmm... on 29/12/2018 at 18:19.
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Morning.
Ongoing saga of health. My foot is slightly better, bar stairs still being an issue, but my stomach obviously felt left out and decided to re-join the fun with crippling pains this morning. Oh joy.
Ongoing saga of health. My foot is slightly better, bar stairs still being an issue, but my stomach obviously felt left out and decided to re-join the fun with crippling pains this morning. Oh joy.
Morning all how are we today?
Dull day here again today, not that it matters as there's a great day of sport on that I'm going to watch :)
Dull day here again today, not that it matters as there's a great day of sport on that I'm going to watch :)
Hope you're feeling better soon pb :¬)
Windows 10 Creator Update is due ... should we be excited or what????
Windows 10 Creator Update is due ... should we be excited or what????
Morning,
Apart from the fact that now my issues have moved from my stomach to my foot, where it's getting painful to stand, I'm fine.
Some days I feel like I'm just falling to pieces!
Apart from the fact that now my issues have moved from my stomach to my foot, where it's getting painful to stand, I'm fine.
Some days I feel like I'm just falling to pieces!
Morning all, how are we all today?
Another dull day here but I've done everything I need to do in the garden at the minute so it can rain all it wants, it will do the garden good.
Another dull day here but I've done everything I need to do in the garden at the minute so it can rain all it wants, it will do the garden good.
Afternoon all how are we today?
After yesterday's glorious day it's back to overcast skies and a big drop in temperature.
After yesterday's glorious day it's back to overcast skies and a big drop in temperature.
Thanks @DL.
I'm pleased about the recent Openreach announcement trying to keep them separate for the rest of BT. Still not completely separate but it must be a move in the right direction.
There aren't many things more painful in modern life than dealing with phone line issues which ultimately all come down to Openreach, however efficient and friendly your provider is!
I'm pleased about the recent Openreach announcement trying to keep them separate for the rest of BT. Still not completely separate but it must be a move in the right direction.
There aren't many things more painful in modern life than dealing with phone line issues which ultimately all come down to Openreach, however efficient and friendly your provider is!
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Morning.
I really hate all those scams, get so wound up about it when they phone, I just end up shouting down the phone. Anyway, our landline doesn't ring any more, still works but just the ringtone doesn't work on any phone I've plugged in. Haven't figured it out yet, but I'm sure it's something I can probably fix rather than BT charging over £100 for the pleasure.
I really hate all those scams, get so wound up about it when they phone, I just end up shouting down the phone. Anyway, our landline doesn't ring any more, still works but just the ringtone doesn't work on any phone I've plugged in. Haven't figured it out yet, but I'm sure it's something I can probably fix rather than BT charging over £100 for the pleasure.
Thanks for that Hmmm ... you ought to be commended for that post, excellent.
Needless to say I was still on-line 1/2 later, but as Hmmm points out, others are liable to be victims. Thankfully Mrs DL is just as aware as I am and won't react.
Had an email today from nestpensions.org.uk informing me that '4657,67' would be transferred by Direct Debit as agreed! Again ... ignored. But others may not be so aware of the trash that roam about the Internet.
Nice post Hmmm :¬)
EDIT: Must say that the 'online' form asks for abnormal information
Post edited by DL on 15/03/2017 at 19:41.
Needless to say I was still on-line 1/2 later, but as Hmmm points out, others are liable to be victims. Thankfully Mrs DL is just as aware as I am and won't react.
Had an email today from nestpensions.org.uk informing me that '4657,67' would be transferred by Direct Debit as agreed! Again ... ignored. But others may not be so aware of the trash that roam about the Internet.
Nice post Hmmm :¬)
EDIT: Must say that the 'online' form asks for abnormal information
Post edited by DL on 15/03/2017 at 19:41.
I helped a local elderly lady recover from this scam recently...
Trawling through her PC I can see the scammers tricked her to install TeamViewer (PC remote control s/w).
They then got her to complete a fake BT online form (see Twitter link) to get all her credit card details and more.
As per the form it says it’s for a £3 payment, but they actually took £350.
They then created a new gmail account for Kumara Khilesh, who went on to create a new Western Union account. They then went to transfer £350 to another made up name. Western Union put this transfer on hold and then later declined it. It looks like Lloyds Bank were on the case when their systems saw the transfer and stopped things.
The fake BT online payment page is a Google hosted FORM and was still live and available and no doubt being used.
Via Twitter I contacted BT and Google to let them know. I then used an online Google service to report the address as a Phishing site.
I had a poor response from BT 'Customer Care' when I contacted them via Twitter.
BT: "I am really sorry this has happened but this has nothing to do with us and we can't help." !
If someone was scamming people using my branding I would show a bit more interest. Google removed the page within 24 hours - but no doubt it will have sprung up again by now.
Trawling through her PC I can see the scammers tricked her to install TeamViewer (PC remote control s/w).
They then got her to complete a fake BT online form (see Twitter link) to get all her credit card details and more.
As per the form it says it’s for a £3 payment, but they actually took £350.
They then created a new gmail account for Kumara Khilesh, who went on to create a new Western Union account. They then went to transfer £350 to another made up name. Western Union put this transfer on hold and then later declined it. It looks like Lloyds Bank were on the case when their systems saw the transfer and stopped things.
The fake BT online payment page is a Google hosted FORM and was still live and available and no doubt being used.
Via Twitter I contacted BT and Google to let them know. I then used an online Google service to report the address as a Phishing site.
I had a poor response from BT 'Customer Care' when I contacted them via Twitter.
BT: "I am really sorry this has happened but this has nothing to do with us and we can't help." !
If someone was scamming people using my branding I would show a bit more interest. Google removed the page within 24 hours - but no doubt it will have sprung up again by now.
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