The “World Bank Empowerment Programme” email is a classic scam email that claims recipients are eligible to receive $255,000 from the World Bank Empowerment Programme because their email addresses have been chosen randomly. An automatic computer ballot system has supposedly picked the recipients as the beneficiaries of the money. According to the email, to receive the money, users need to…
The “Server Support” email is a phishing attempt that aims to steal email credentials. It’s a fairly generic phishing attempt and is disguised as a notification from the email provider. The email informs you that an email has been “withheld by server” because of insufficient space. The email has two buttons: to either download the pending emails or increase storage. However,…
The “All Incoming Emails Are Blocked” email is part of a phishing campaign that intends to steal users’ email login credentials. The email is disguised as a notification from the email service provider, supposedly informing recipients that all incoming emails have been blocked because of a storage error. The email asks that recipients click on the provided button to fix…
The “Spotify Can’t Process Your Payment” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to steal users’ Spotify login credentials. The email claims that Spotify cannot process your payment for the Spotify Premium Family plan and asks that you double-check the payment details. The email links to a phishing site that asks you to log in to your Spotify account.…
The “You Visited Some Hacked Websites With Exploit” email is part of a sextortion campaign that tries to trick users into sending scammers money. The sender claims to have infected the recipient’s computer with malware via a hacked website, which allowed them access to the recipient’s computer. Supposedly, they noticed the user visiting adult websites and made a video of them…
The “Virus Intrusion Into Our Office 365 Webmail Server” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to steal users’ email login credentials. The email is disguised as a notification from the users’ email service provider and informs the recipients that, because of a virus intrusion in their Office 365 webmail server, they need to do a full server sweep.…
The “Default Judgement” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to steal users’ email login credentials. The email claims that a “Default Judgment” will be entered in “the matter referenced above”. According to the email, the recipient has ignored all prior notices and correspondence and is now being given 48 hours to submit a written response. The email contains…
The “This Software Must Be Installed To Avoid Problems” pop-up is a scam alert that tries to trick users into installing questionable or even malicious programs. The pop-up is hosted on deceptive websites, to which users are redirected when browsing without an adblocker program, or if their computers are infected with adware. The pop-up is made to appear like a…
The “Have You Heard Of Hermit” email is part of a sextortion campaign that tries to scare users into transferring money to scammers. The email claims that malware is present on the recipients’ computers, which has allowed the sender to film them watching pornography. They threaten to send the videos to all contacts unless users agree to pay $865. The…
Stopabit is advertised as a program that reminds you to take breaks while you use your computer. The functionality of this software is debatable due to various hidden features that users aren’t properly informed about. Additionally, it can lead to infections such as potentially unwanted programs, adware, and browser hijackers through software bundling. Although Stopabit is marketed as a helpful…