Moonrise2473@feddit.it to Software Gore@lemmy.world · 10 months agoThis is why you shouldn't allow URLs as a person namefeddit.itimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1213arrow-down1imageThis is why you shouldn't allow URLs as a person namefeddit.itMoonrise2473@feddit.it to Software Gore@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSekoia@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up73arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoSomebody created an account at MyEpson with OP’s email address and the name “GET BITCOIN NOW link”, which sends a confirmation email to OP with that name. Basically it’s spam using Epson as a trojan horse to get past filters.
minus-squareAmidFuror@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up28·9 months agoDid only a few of us miss this? Seems like it could have been explained better up front.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoI only got it because there was another article about it earlier.
Somebody created an account at MyEpson with OP’s email address and the name “GET BITCOIN NOW link”, which sends a confirmation email to OP with that name. Basically it’s spam using Epson as a trojan horse to get past filters.
Did only a few of us miss this? Seems like it could have been explained better up front.
I only got it because there was another article about it earlier.
Oh I see. Interesting…