Comment on My friend got hacked and of course microsoft will not even try to help
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2 days agoLots of people here know Microsoft support services quite well.
This is not Microsoft. Your friend is being scammed. If he gave them any information about himself, that information is now in the hands of scammers.
So many people have been trying to explain this to you, I dont know why you keep brushing it off. This is not an email from MS support. This is an email from a scammer. Your friends credit card info or identity are either about to be or have already been stolen.
orochi02@feddit.org 2 days ago
I already Said I found it weird. But there is nothing wrong with believing my friend actually managed to contact Microsoft right. You dont know 100% if its an actual scam mail and neither do I. It is likely yes, but I just had faith and I dont see why you make it seem like it is 100% a Fake even when it is not unlikely.
But just for the sake of it and bc yall got me more curious i decided to ask him for the sender of the mail and now im waiting for a reply
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2 days ago
I get a lot of messages from MS - across a variety of their products - for the work I do. They are very standardized.
This does not resemble any email I have ever received from MS, but definitely resembles emails I’ve seen with scammers. This is why I’ve
Its extremely unlikely, and the reason so many keep pointing this out is to make sure your friend safeguards their information, thats all. Having seen these situations before, I can also tell you about the very, very long legal aftermaths I’ve seen when identities are stolen. It can be years later and something new will crop up.
Assuming its MS is risky, and I hope you understand that people are really just trying to be helpful about this because we are (unfortunately) familiar.
orochi02@feddit.org 2 days ago
I still get it 100% but that is the thing, I am as clueless as anybody else in These threads. I haven’t seen the Full email, he only sent me the mail where I blurred out his user. The only thing that differenciates me from the (other) skeptics is that I want to believe in that he did not send a mail to a scammer and used a correct mail adress instead. It is Not pragmatic I know but I dont think its that hard to understand that I want to think that he didnt Fall for a scam (again?).
In any case thanks yall for the concerns on his behalf and the Input of yall will definitely make me press him for more details regarding his mail Exchange.
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 1 day ago
I want to believe my mom won’t fall for a scam.
Experience tells me she absolutely will.
I want to believe my coworkers won’t go out and buy gift cards from a text claiming to be one of the partners.
Experience tells me they absolutely will.
My mom at least calls me now before she puts any personal information anywhere. With the folks at my office, I’m nowhere near as lucky. I have no idea why they buy the gift cards rather than, I dont know, calling one of the partners to confirm, but they do. Its happened four times now. There were very specific instructions given in a presentation, done at least once a year.
And yet, it happens.
I fully understand hoping for better, but the risk doesnt change. Confirmation is always worth it. They may feel embarrassed being asked, but how much more embarrassed would they be if they got scammed?
Just something to keep in mind, hope everything works out for your friend.