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Moon Pig Email Scam

Postby Enrique » Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:24 am

Hi,

There is a Scam email circulating asking to Login from a link to keep your Moon Pig account..........just Delete this email.

Also change your email account Password for this email account.
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Re: Moon Pig Email Scam

Postby costakid » Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:43 pm

everyday there is another scam email. Had a PayPal one today.

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Re: Moon Pig Email Scam

Postby Cádiz » Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:24 am

Another one is offering to refund the prime membership with Amazon... came to me by way of phone call...

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Re: Moon Pig Email Scam

Postby Wicksey » Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:08 pm

I had one from Vueling quoting a previous booking reference and saying that the hand luggage rules have changed and I must pay for mine. It's either a scam or Vueling's computer has gone haywire. A bit concerning that a booking reference from last November's flight was quoted. I tried to contact their scam email address but it was rejected every time as they thought it was a scam email, so I've been unable to advise them.

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Re: Moon Pig Email Scam

Postby peteroldracer » Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:57 pm

"A bit concerning that a booking reference from last November's flight was quoted." The scammers must have got this reference either from Vueling's server or from your files.
I am sure that enrique would agree it is time to change every password and do scans with malwarebytes and ccleaner, plus check your protection.
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Re: Moon Pig Email Scam

Postby Wicksey » Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:32 pm

I've done a Windows security scan and no threats were found. This is why I wanted to advise Vueling but have been unable to contact them via email.

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Re: Moon Pig Email Scam

Postby markwilding » Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:05 am

I also had one of those for a flight in December, again with the genuine flight number. I Googled to see if anyone had been caught out by this and found nothing so I just deleted the email and changed the password in Vueling.

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Re: Moon Pig Email Scam

Postby elusive » Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:58 am

Sounds like vueling are the ones who have been "hacked" if its happened to 2 seperate people. Like what happened with easy jet

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Re: Moon Pig Email Scam

Postby Wicksey » Wed Mar 23, 2022 10:14 am

markwilding wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:05 am I also had one of those for a flight in December, again with the genuine flight number. I Googled to see if anyone had been caught out by this and found nothing so I just deleted the email and changed the password in Vueling.
Was that last December Mark? I do have another forthcoming flight with them but it is a long way off, and it was only when I checked the email I realised it was for last November's flight.

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Re: Moon Pig Email Scam

Postby markwilding » Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:01 pm

Yes, Last December and I must have received the email a couple of weeks ago. No fight coming up with them though.


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