Scam HMRC Emails

Scam Alert

I have received three email messages today from a "Ms Lin Homer" allegedly of HMRC (Ms. Lin Homer (mslin.homer@hmrc.gov.uk).

The emails contain a document that the sender wants me to open and download.

In the event that you receive one of these under no circumstances open or download the document, it will most likely contain a trojan that is designed to access your pin codes etc stored on your pc.

HMRC do not sent out emails like this.

Scam Phone Calls

Not all scammers and fraudsters use the Internet to con people, some use phone calls.

Beware calls from this number 02392997556, according to this thread it is a scam designed to acquire your bank details.

Something For The Weekend?

My regular spammers have been outdoing themselves this morning, clearly expecting me to have a very busy weekend, I have had numerous offers for:

- erectile dysfunction treatments
- keep it up pills
- bras (eh?)
- "party herbals"

I declare the weekend well and truly open!