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Presumably spam?

  • 25-05-2015 05:32PM
    #1
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,029 ✭✭✭✭


    The following message appeared in my email spam folder
    Hello,

    Here's a picture message you've been sent from XXX XXXXXXX.

    You can send a message back from your mobile phone. But don't reply to this
    email.




    Thanks,

    O2

    The mobile number they used is one known to me. The email came from xxxxxxxxxx@mediamessaging.O2.co.uk


    Anyone else got this sort of email?

    I'm assuming it's a scam, and anyway can check with the owner of the phone number if they did send me an MMS - but seems like a legit sort of a sender address, and like I say the phone number is one I'd use regularly.

    What would be the scam here, does anyone know? And if it is spam, should I let the phone number owner know - have they been hacked or something?

    ETA - I tried googling it and it does seem to be a scam or malware - but like I say, I'm now wondering if that other phone number has been hacked somehow.


Comments

  • #2
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    Did you check the message headers to see where it came from. You can put anything you like in the from field.

    It may be coincidence that the number in the from was one you recognised or it could be your friends phone has malware on it and their address book was copied.


  • #3
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,029 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    FSL wrote: »
    Did you check the message headers to see where it came from. You can put anything you like in the from field.

    It may be coincidence that the number in the from was one you recognised or it could be your friends phone has malware on it and their address book was copied.

    How would I check the message headers???

    Hard to believe it's coincidence that my pal's number was used - it surely has to be either their phone or my email contacts list that's been compromised?

    I'm not panicking over this, just interested in how it may have happened.


  • #4
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    If you are using Outlook right click on the email and choose message options.


  • #5
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,029 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Found the header info - what I think is the original sender info is definitely not what was in the sender line in the actual email, but it also seems to show an attachment which could well be legit.

    Need to talk to my pal who owns the phone number before I get any more suspcious!

    Thanks for the posts. :)


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