countryman Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 I must be getting at least 5 MacAfee email scams a day saying my subscription is running out, I don’t even have them as my security nor would I if they can’t stop these people pretending to be them. Where is all this coming from and surly in this day and age they must be traceable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, countryman said: I must be getting at least 5 MacAfee email scams a day saying my subscription is running out, I don’t even have them as my security nor would I if they can’t stop these people pretending to be them. Where is all this coming from and surly in this day and age they must be traceable. Much the same - and never had MacAfee either. Also masses on xxxx bitcoins. If I had a penny for every spam I'd had about bitcoins - I would be a rich man! I have a spam box set up (in Apples mail app) and they go in there - so whilst annoying, they are easily deleted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgsontour Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 It is traceable but very few people are prepared to pay to stop it because the general consensus is why pay when a similar service is available for free. If you do have a paid email account then it's simple enough to get it sorted, if you have a free one ( gmail, yahoo etc etc ) then your going to have to do the work. If you have a free account *** millions do, then start by a Google search something like: Samsung S10 gmail spam It may take you a little while and playing about but if you can shoot pigeons successfully then you will be able to stop or certainly limit the spam your getting; good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 same here Macfee and bitcions i use free anti virus soft ware and even that comes up saying its out of date and i need to renew it only £12.99 a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka54 Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 Be very careful with free anti-virus, they are free for a reason. Most will only offer partial protection and some are even malware that do more harm than good. Far better to use proper paid for protection, something like Norton which can be picked up quite cheaply in deals at Curry's PC World, shopping around I have found it for as little as £24 for the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 Anyone using BT internet: I use the free one that comes with BT internet, and also use adblock. I get hardly any spam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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