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Lol, thats just an automated email they send out to acknowledge they have recieved the report.
As with all things on the net, common sense should prevail, if not, then the person who gets scammed deserves it.
Never go to any secure website, where you will be giving in things like credit card details, via an email.
How much harder is it to type something like www.paypal.com/uk into a web browser lol.
Again, i re-iterate, if people get caught out by these, in this day and age of internet security constantly in the headlines, they only have themselves to blame.
I see what you mean but I believe its not a question of computer competence, rather that people fall for these scams due to computer ignorance.
They expect computers to run without problems forever, and never worry about security/take any ntime to ensure things are secure.
And if one isnt competent on a PC, then imho, they shouldnt be using the net for things like this, as thats just asking for trouble.
You wouldnt parachute until you learned how to do it safely, what to be careful of and what the dangers are, likewise, people should have this attitude towards credit cards and other personal details, if they dont understand the dangers and what to be looking for, they shouldnt be using these types of applications.
I see what you mean but I believe its not a question of computer competence, rather that people fall for these scams due to computer ignorance.
They expect computers to run without problems forever, and never worry about security/take any ntime to ensure things are secure.
And if one isnt competent on a PC, then imho, they shouldnt be using the net for things like this, as thats just asking for trouble.
You wouldn't parachute until you learned how to do it safely, what to be careful of and what the dangers are, likewise, people should have this attitude towards credit cards and other personal details, if they dont understand the dangers and what to be looking for, they shouldnt be using these types of applications.
Sounds harsh, but its true.
I would agree to the point where we ask where is the warning sign about the risks of e-mail fraud when peeps buy or are give a pc as a gift.
Its the old saying IMO If the lie is big enough and looks good enough then it will be believable.
This one should win matty over. <fingers crossed> If there were no scams we wouldn't have "Watch Dog" lol
As such, I replyed to the original email with words Im sure this BB will filter out
Nooooooooooooo! Stuy man, these email's are sent out by automatic spambots running on a server somewhere (basically an automated web script), so nobody is likely to get your email or give a damn lol.
Some info for future reference, NEVER reply to a spam email, once you do, they know the email account is active, sometimes it is likely your address will be dropped from their system if you dont click the link/reply as sending email's to it can just be a waste of bandwidth and resources, but once you reply, they will probably add your email address to other lists lol.
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Made me laugh wen Mark first posted that! 
