A new (to me) kind of SCAM!

@TheHorse (207511)
Walnut Creek, California
August 19, 2019 8:35pm CST
I believe I have encountered a new (to me) kind kind of SCAM SPAM. I received an email message (happily, it's in my SPAM folder) saying that one of the emails I sent was "undeliverable." I went to click on a link to see what could be done. But of course I didn't click anything. Unfortunately for the SCAMmers, I received several of the same messages today, and all involved emails I have never been involved with. Have you received anything like this? "Message not delivered There was a problem delivering your message to zippyloan243@comstockn.xyz. See the technical details below." Just delete it.
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25 responses
@VivaLaDani13 (60682)
• Perth, Australia
20 Aug 19
@TheHorse I haven't seen this type of scam....yet. I'm sure it will make it's way to me one day. And I will just delete after trying hard to not message back telling them to shove it.
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@vandana7 (99139)
• India
20 Aug 19
Now that you are mentally prepared to receive it, may be Pony will forward it to you. LOL
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
How does one delicately tell another to "shove it"?
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• Perth, Australia
20 Aug 19
@vandana7 I would love that! @TheHorse Saying "Shove it" is as delicate as I can be.
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@Starkinds (32703)
• India
20 Aug 19
I got also and unwanted message but I just ignore them I don't know why they send
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
@Starkinds ...do so?
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@Starkinds (32703)
• India
20 Aug 19
@TheHorse okay thanks I'll
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@Starkinds (32703)
• India
20 Aug 19
@TheHorse thank you how are you
@marguicha (216480)
• Chile
20 Aug 19
I have had messages from people I don´t know. I delete them immediately.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
Me too.
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@marguicha (216480)
• Chile
20 Aug 19
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@wolfgirl569 (96528)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Aug 19
It has been a long time. But I have had them.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
I wonder what they're after.
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
20 Aug 19
i mostly received message which saying your credit card approved, your loan approved just one step away. Didn't receive this kind of mail. Thanks for sharing as will aware from this kind of scam too in feature.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
Yeah, I'd just delete such emails as you get them.
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@vandana7 (99139)
• India
20 Aug 19
Yeah..me too.
@JudyEv (326804)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Aug 19
Thanks for the reminder. I haven't had any like that yet but I guess they'll get here eventually.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
Let me know when they do. It never ends.
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@betlynfrnds (4067)
• United States
20 Aug 19
That particular scam does not sound familiar to me. I have become very close friends with my delete button. . So close that I must have quickly deleted any similar type of spam scam from either my inbox or my spam box.
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• United States
20 Aug 19
@TheHorse With all of the troublemakers around, I think it would be a great idea to stay close to your 'Delete' friend. That is what I intend to do.
@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
"Delete" has become one of my best friends.
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@LadyDuck (460556)
• Switzerland
20 Aug 19
Yes, I never follow their links and I do nothing at all, I delete without even opening.
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@LadyDuck (460556)
• Switzerland
21 Aug 19
@TheHorse It's the safest way to avoid to get a virus.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
That's what I do as well.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Aug 19
@LadyDuck I got one from "Microsoft" this morning that was pretty convincing. I should forward it to Microsoft.
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• United States
20 Aug 19
I hate getting those annoying emails, and I get one from Apple all the time, but that too is a scam.
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• United States
20 Aug 19
@TheHorse lol. I just received an email from Werther’s candy with an invoice for 980.00. A scam.
@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
I got a phone message telling me that Microsoft had "gone out of business." What a surprise!
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@just4him (308799)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Aug 19
I haven't gotten that one.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
I got a few more this morning. Pretty silly.
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@just4him (308799)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Aug 19
@TheHorse At least you know what to do with them.
@Hannihar (129686)
• Israel
20 Aug 19
@TheHorse I get messages from people I have sent mail too and it cannot be delivered.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
If it's someone I actually know, I just try again.
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@Hannihar (129686)
• Israel
21 Aug 19
@TheHorse I hate scams. Why do people have to hassle others to give them a virus? Why are they so mean? How would they like it if someone gave them one?
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
20 Aug 19
Yes, I have that experienced.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
I don't think I'd gotten that particular scam email before.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
@JustBhem It's all in my post. I've never heard of the email mentioned.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
20 Aug 19
@TheHorse What it says?
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@arunima25 (85927)
• Bangalore, India
22 Aug 19
I keep receiving spam mails. In fact they outnumber the genuine mails that I get these days. In this era of WhatsApp and live chats, I hardly get mails from genuine sources. Every week I just visit my inbox to delete all these without even opening them. People offer their entire lifetime savings and earnings to me.
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@arunima25 (85927)
• Bangalore, India
20 Sep 19
@TheHorse I got it so many times. Now I often get someone saying that my lucky phone number gets millions.
@Janet357 (75656)
21 Aug 19
scammers will do everything just to fool people.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Aug 19
It would be interesting to interview some scammers and know their backgrounds.
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@Janet357 (75656)
22 Aug 19
@TheHorse what i dont.like to.meet.face to face are hackers.
@BarBaraPrz (45685)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Aug 19
YES! And you beat me to asking about it here. I've been getting them for a week or two now. They sure fill up the spam bucket.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
Oh, I haven't checked my SPAM folder yet today! Sorry I scooped you! Heh.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Aug 19
I think everyone gets them.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
I get plenty of SPAM. And some SCAM SPAM. But I'd never seen this particular one before. Then I got several in the same day.
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@Aquitaine24 (11653)
• San Jose, California
20 Aug 19
That sign is funny.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
Heh. I always use it when I'm writing about scams. I think I took it at a Rest Area in Utah.
@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
20 Aug 19
I haven't come across that one but I'd never open anything that I didn't recognise.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
Me neither.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Aug 19
For heaven sakes. They get spammy with everything now.
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Aug 19
Yeppers...they're everywhere!
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@CarolDM (203449)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Aug 19
I use the delete button often!
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@TheHorse (207511)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Sep 19
I do too!
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