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ikthius

15-05-2005 19:28

got email from NTL about account suspension

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Hello,

I recieved an email today from NTL saying that they have suspended my account.

does this email look safe to open, and deffinitely from NTL?

ik

Chris W

15-05-2005 19:29

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

no it isn't from ntl....

and yes the attachment probably does contain an attachment :)

ikthius

15-05-2005 19:31

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

Quote:

Originally Posted by monkeybreath

no it isn't from ntl....

and yes the attachment probably does contain an attachment :)

an attachment of viral kind?

ik

Chris W

15-05-2005 19:35

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and this is what a genuine mail looks like.....

bmxbandit

15-05-2005 19:35

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

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Originally Posted by ikthius

an attachment of viral kind?

ik

yep, most likely. kill it!

Chris W

15-05-2005 19:35

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikthius

an attachment of viral kind?

ik

opps... i meant to type "and the attachment probably contains a virus" ;)

ikthius

15-05-2005 19:36

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

thanks Monkeybreath

It is now gone

I would rep you but I got to spread it a bit first, so a greeny asap.

ik

bmxbandit

15-05-2005 19:37

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

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Originally Posted by monkeybreath

and this is what a genuine mail looks like.....

do NTL only send out html email?

Chris W

15-05-2005 19:38

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmxbandit

do NTL only send out html email?

i am not 100% sure but i have only ever seen html mail....

when there was a spate of email virus our advice at work was to advise people that a genuine mail will always contain the ntl logo, so i guess that means yes :)

Keytops

15-05-2005 19:44

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

If the email account has been suspended, how come the email got through :dozey:

nffc	15-05-2005 20:13

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

looks like bull**** to me. Slightly OT... but:
- how did you get the weather in thunderbird?
- what skin is that- I like it!

Mal	15-05-2005 22:52

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

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Originally Posted by nffc

- how did you get the weather in thunderbird?

:notopic: It might be this

Florence

15-05-2005 23:12

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikthius

thanks Monkeybreath

It is now gone

I would rep you but I got to spread it a bit first, so a greeny asap.

ik

done for you

Graham

15-05-2005 23:16

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

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Originally Posted by monkeybreath

and this is what a genuine mail looks like.....

Except that the "don't reply to this e-mail, click here" is also a technique used by scamsters trying to phish for passwords or get you to log onto a site that tries to download malware to your system.

The only way to deal with a mail like that is to go to the main site manually (or via a bookmark you know to be genuine) and then look for what you need there.

Toto	15-05-2005 23:35

Re: got email from NTL about account suspension

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Originally Posted by bmxbandit

do NTL only send out html email?

No they don't, ntl employees who use email can send plain text or html.

Any email that arrives with an attachment should be scanned with an anti virus program, regardless who it is from. That is basic security advice.

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