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Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

My mum sent me a message today and it prompted me to check in and see if anyone else has had a similar issue. I get quite a few emails that look like they come from someone I know (they have the correct name) and possibly have some of the correct email address, but the domain is all wrong.

Below is an example. I am curious as to whether I or the person the email this purports to come from have been hacked or if it is spam. I am curious as to how they get some of the email address detail correct. 

Any thoughts? 

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I was wondering the same thing a couple of days ago, as I get similar emails. I’m afraid I don’t have a specific answer, however, my IT director at work suggested I (anyone) check to see if any of my personal data has been hacked via this website. If it lists any then it’s worth changing passwords for those accounts https://haveibeenpwned.com/

I get these e-mails all the time in my junk mail. I know they are fake by passing the mouse over them and it's always a long, strange address. I have always informed my friends as well, because I wonder if they have been hacked. Thank you for posting this Justin, now I shall change my password and up my security. Sorry, this is not helpful to the question you asked, I just wanted you to know I get them and will pay more attention in future. I usually just block them, but will now forward them to phishing.

I do the same thing Jane and got to a point where I thought perhaps I should work out what they actually are in case I am missing a trick. Glad it is not just me! Hopefully we can work out what they are and what risk they pose.

The warning is generated by Gmail itself. It means that there is something in the actual email which Google thinks looks “suspicious”, but it may still be an entirely legitimate email: for obvious reasons Google don’t explain what can trigger it.

You should proceed exactly as it suggests - with caution. If it is an email that you expected (newsletter, regular notification from a company you do business with, etc) then it is likely to be fine.

If it is from someone who does not normally email you, or it claims to be from someone you know yet isn’t their normal sort of message, then be careful. Maybe contact them back to find out if they actually sent it. If it’s a banking email, always type their website address directly into your web browser, instead of clicking on links in emails if you did not expect them.

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