Scam email from a company pretending to be Next

[lynbrown]

Just had a scam email from Next, full of spelling errors, asking me to click on a link to get a refund due to me. I wont of course but am amazed they can use such a popular name. Please dont fall for it.

[VHG]

>>>am amazed they can use such a popular name

Do you think they need permission to use the name of a famous company in a scam email?

I am sure we have all had scam emails from famous companies like banks, Microsoft, Amazon, ebay etc etc.

The trouble is many people DO fall for these type of emails, no matter how badly they are worded or whatever silly claims they make.

This was on the news the other day, a guy who made 14 million pounds by selling fake Viagra and other tablets.

http://www.google.com...N0587211335533033633A

Now I know these tablets are fake, but it seems lots of gullible people dont and are happy to pay out money for tablets that are probably just "sweets".

So there is lots of money to be made from people who have more money than sense.

[boxtops]

They don't get permission, lyn - as VHG says, it's a scam trying to kid you it's genuine. I get them purporting to be from various banks or parcel delivery services, all the time.

[naomi24]

It's not at all unusual for scammers to use big company names - banks and Paypal included. I never respond to anything like that. If the companies I deal with want to contact me, they have to write to me and send it snail mail. Then if I want to talk to them, I'll call them.

[lynbrown]

No, I didnt think they needed permission, but I thougt a reputable company would sue them for false representation. Its so common. I have had 4 today pretending to be from Santander. They have an email address you can forward dodgy ones , so at least they are maybe making an effort to track them down. They were all full of bad spelling errors and odd phrases.