Important: We did not send an email asking for donations - scam alert

[wizardfromoz]

Ta for sharing that, Brian.

I am just about out for my evening.

Later

Chris

 

[Sunil1991]

@Sunil1991 .... Who are the spam from?....

Some indian domain

I dont remember complete email address but its something like xxxxpdf.co.in

All the emails are related to banking and loans

 

[mrcrossroads]

Thanks for the explanation. I was worried the donation method was changing to one I couldn't support.

Thanks!

 

[darkmatter2543]

Earlier today an email was sent out to our members stating that we now accept donations via cryptocurrency in exchange for upgraded member perks. This email is a scam, do not send anything to the addresses listed in the email.

Someone was able to gain access to the administrator area of the forum using a weak password from one of our administrators, then used the built-in email tool to send out bulk emails requesting donations.

The site also wasn't rendering during this time. We've restored from a previous backup. If you have any questions, please respond below, send me a private message here or reach out via email ([email protected]).

Thank you,
Rob

hey rob i was wondering if u can give me a free vpn for a safe and secure connection

 

[KGIII]

hey rob i was wondering if u can give me a free vpn for a safe and secure connection

LOL @Rob is not actually a VPN provider. There are many providers out there, but free ones aren't ones that I'd trust.

 

[aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa5]

strange I didn't get an email...

 

[wizardfromoz]

G'day @Darkcorn ... some didn't, we have only been notified of a small number of people who did.

The notice is just part of our attempts to protect our Members.

Avagudday

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

 

[HP@SG]

I also received that emailView attachment 13725

Obviously, the author does Not understand anything about the true philosophy behind Linux and "FLOSS" world (its community at large).
But, I won't about it to give any clue to the author(s) of this scam.
They better target proprietary software companies, it's where people with all sorts of greeds usually meet... ;-)

Regards,
"HP"