Did I just fall for a scam?
29/12/25 Filed in: scams
I was caught off guard when I received this e-mail and I clicked on the link “click here.” I was asked to Log in which I did NOT do. I realized it was a scam. I was on my I phone when I opened the e-mail, so I googled what to do & it told me to get off of WiFi (which I did). Then I went to trouble shooting on your website and decided to change my Google password (I did all of this from my phone which was the device I used to open the e-mail and click on the link).
Should I run a malware program? I’m not sure how to do that, but it was suggested somewhere on-line.
The Carolina.rr.com e-mail address is my original e-mail address which was used as my g-mail recovery address. I removed it as the recovery e-mail.
Is there more I should do? How do I know if my info has been compromised?
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In this case I don’t think you did any harm. As long as you didn’t enter any information on a fraudulent website you should be fine. Clicking a link doesn’t hurt us. Falling for the next step of entering information is the self harm. Changing your email password is a great idea regardless so good on you. You do not need anti virus software. Antivirus software does not stop us for falling for the trick. Think of it like locks on your door. You can have 5 deadbolts on your front door but if I can convince you to unlock them and let me in, they are meaningless.
Should I run a malware program? I’m not sure how to do that, but it was suggested somewhere on-line.
The Carolina.rr.com e-mail address is my original e-mail address which was used as my g-mail recovery address. I removed it as the recovery e-mail.
Is there more I should do? How do I know if my info has been compromised?
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In this case I don’t think you did any harm. As long as you didn’t enter any information on a fraudulent website you should be fine. Clicking a link doesn’t hurt us. Falling for the next step of entering information is the self harm. Changing your email password is a great idea regardless so good on you. You do not need anti virus software. Antivirus software does not stop us for falling for the trick. Think of it like locks on your door. You can have 5 deadbolts on your front door but if I can convince you to unlock them and let me in, they are meaningless.
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