Scam

Second scam, with my son’s explanation.

 

From: jdconnor@farmerstel.net [mailto:jdconnor@farmerstel.net]
Sent: Thursday, 9 July 2015 7:26 AM
To: joymay@tpg.com.au
Subject: Fwd: International Payment #: A968TS6X. Total Amount: 4582.12 Australian Dollars

 

New status message for joymay@tpg.com.au

International Payment: A968TS6X
Total Amount: 4582.12 Australian Dollars
Status: Completed

Please review the file given here to see more info about this issue.

 

Yes that's another scam, with nasty things hidden in the attached document. I did a scan on it which didn't pick anything up, so then I tried to open it and got this message,



So I opened it anyway, and because macros are disabled this is what I got,



Soooo, apparently all it wants me to do is enable macros so it can run "something" ? It's not a real document at all! Definitely a virus or trojan, hacking tool, etc.

You can have macros in PDF documents too, like the one you downloaded that you thought was from Australia Post. Don't know if it's actually a result of the A.P. scam email, but I would say it is definitely related, like some sort of door has been opened or the hackers have got hold of your email address and decided to test it (you) out. Don't be surprised if there's more to come and be careful of them.