topic Re: Suspicious MMS in Discussions & Feedback

Suspicious MMS

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:22:23 GMT

I have just received a MMS that purports to be from O2UK. It is a picture message 879KB and claims to be a "multimedia message notification" from a "Hidden sender address". Subject is "Untitled". Is this likely to be a legitimate message from O2? Or should I just delete without opening it?

Re: Suspicious MMS

MI5 — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:13:46 GMT

Delete and destroy.

Re: Suspicious MMS

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:19:14 GMT

Delete, do not open

Re: Suspicious MMS

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:21:03 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
Delete and destroy.

Thanks @MI5 I have deleted as suggested. Does that also destroy or is there some further action needed - for example is there a "recycle" bin or other cache to be emptied as well? I have a Galaxy S4.

Re: Suspicious MMS

Cleoriff — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:22:48 GMT

Well this is a new one on me ....never heard of this one before.....Mind you on my laptop they spring up everywhere with so called legit addresses till you hover the mouse over the sender and it is completely obvious its fake...or worse...

Re: Suspicious MMS

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:26:16 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
Well this is a new one on me ....never heard of this one before.....Mind you on my laptop they spring up everywhere with so called legit addresses till you hover the mouse over the sender and it is completely obvious its fake...or worse...

It's the first I have received on my phone too @Cleoriff.

Re: Suspicious MMS

Cleoriff — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:31:26 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:
Well this is a new one on me ....never heard of this one before.....Mind you on my laptop they spring up everywhere with so called legit addresses till you hover the mouse over the sender and it is completely obvious its fake...or worse...
It's the first I have received on my phone too @Cleoriff.

Never had one at all on my phone @Anonymous....In fact the only texts I get from O2 are to tell me my bill is ready to view.....and the Travel one when I land in Spain.......

Re: Suspicious MMS

perksie — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:34:06 GMT

I've never known O2 to send anything other than emails or plain texts, so this sounds dodgy to me.

Re: Suspicious MMS

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:39:33 GMT

@perksie wrote:
I've never known O2 to send anything other than emails or plain texts, so this sounds dodgy to me.

That's what I thought too @perksie - hence my immediate recourse to the Community. I very much doubt if O2 would send any important information to a customer by means of an MMS.

Thanks again to all for your advice.

Re: Suspicious MMS

Cleoriff — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:42:32 GMT

Slightly off topic and apologies to @Anonymous but it seems ok to mention here that since I have been in Spain (for past 3 days) I have been plagued with spam calls. (About 10 in total) I don't answer them obviously and add them to reject list....but for someone who rarely gets these calls when I am in the UK it seems pretty weird they are coming in now.....

Re: Suspicious MMS

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:47:02 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
Slightly off topic and apologies to @Anonymous but it seems ok to mention here that since I have been in Spain (for past 3 days) I have been plagued with spam calls. (About 10 in total) I don't answer them obviously and add them to reject list....but for someone who rarely gets these calls when I am in the UK it seems pretty weird they are coming in now.....

No apology necessary @Cleoriff - other peoples' experiences are of interest and help. I am glad to say that I did not get any spam calls during the 8 days I spent in and around Malaga recently and was connected via Movistar (one of O2's recommended "partner" networks.)

Re: Suspicious MMS

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:47:41 GMT

@perksie wrote:
I've never known O2 to send anything other than emails or plain texts, so this sounds dodgy to me.

exactly what i receive when my bill is ready, never had a mms from o2 & i never use that kind of messaging as there are other ways much better

Re: Suspicious MMS

MI5 — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:02:46 GMT

No, once deleted from the message list it's gone. The destroy comment was just the emphasise the importance of deleting and not opening.

Re: Suspicious MMS

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:06:55 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
No, once deleted from the message list it's gone. The destroy comment was just the emphasise the importance of deleting and not opening.

Thanks @MI5 - I appreciate the clarification. Including the word "destroy" certainly focussed my attention!!!

Re: Suspicious MMS

perksie — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:16:45 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@MI5 wrote:
No, once deleted from the message list it's gone. The destroy comment was just the emphasise the importance of deleting and not opening.
Thanks @MI5 - I appreciate the clarification. Including the word "destroy" certainly focussed my attention!!!

Just @MI5 and his sense of drama!

Re: Suspicious MMS

Cleoriff — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:23:52 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

No apology necessary @Cleoriff - other peoples' experiences are of interest and help. I am glad to say that I did not get any spam calls during the 8 days I spent in and around Malaga recently and was connected via Movistar (one of O2's recommended "partner" networks.)

Yes...I am also on Movistar...but these calls are purportedly UK numbers....Probably thought they would annoy me as I am getting far too much sun....

Re: Suspicious MMS

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 17:50:40 GMT

A FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

Having taken the good advice to delete the suspicious MMS , I have n ow received a further Text Message (allegedly) from O2_Alert. This one says "You have been sent a media message from....." (It then quotes a mobile telephone number which rather curiously happens to be MY own mobile number!!!) "that your mobile does not support. View it at www dot o2 dot co dot uk/m by typing in your mobile number and pin : " It then gives a 6 character PIN.

Another one for Delete and Destroy! Maybe @MI5 's sense of drama is well founded!!!

It's enough to make me jump ship to BT Mobile!!!

Re: Suspicious MMS

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 18:08:43 GMT

As a cyberman would say "Delete Delete Delete"

Re: Suspicious MMS

MI5 — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 20:50:06 GMT

Some spammer is determined to get you to read their rubbish......

Re: Suspicious MMS

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 22:43:12 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
A FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

Having taken the good advice to delete the suspicious MMS , I have n ow received a further Text Message (allegedly) from O2_Alert. This one says "You have been sent a media message from....." (It then quotes a mobile telephone number which rather curiously happens to be MY own mobile number!!!) "that your mobile does not support. View it at www dot o2 dot co dot uk/m by typing in your mobile number and pin : " It then gives a 6 character PIN.

Another one for Delete and Destroy! Maybe @MI5 's sense of drama is well founded!!!

It's enough to make me jump ship to BT Mobile!!!

if you read it then you will be open to all sorts