Apple gift card scam emails
I don't know if this is a new thing, getting emails rather than than phone calls, but someone hacked my friend's email and I got some very authentic looking emails apparently from my friend , which started off just asking if I could do him a favour, he'd got laryngitis and couldn't talk over the phone...... After several emails slowly building up a convincing picture I was scammed to purchase an apple gift card for a 'niece with cancer....' Yes, I know, I should have picked up some very subtle hints. I got suspicious when I got another email asking me if I'd mind doing another one for a larger amount, and in $ instead of £ and called my friend, who was tearing his hair out trying to rectify it. Now they've got two of my email addresses, and those of many more of his contacts. What's the risk of my own email being hacked? I've checked with my email provider who didn't really offer any advice. It seems the only way you get to know if you've been hacked is when friends start contacting you. Are hackers using AI to generate scams now? All the english grammar was good.
MacBook Air (2018 – 2020)