Is this a scam?

[Anonymous]

I have just received this email purporting to come from O2.

Is this genuine?

Dear Customer,

You have a pending security update on your account.

Visit [link removed for safety] to avoid any future network disruption.

Regards

The O2 Team

[Bambino]

It sounds like a scam to me. I'd avoid clicking on any link purporting to come from O2 in an email. If you want to check your account, go directly to the O2 website and log in there. You should report the suspicious email here: http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/scam-emails

[Anonymous]

This most definatly looks like a scam to me, Id stay well clear.

If you are concerned over your account security, i'd contact o2 personally.

Also reporting the email on the link above is a great idea

[Anonymous]

The 'Pending security update' is the give away.

Yep, scam and report as Bambino says!

[adamtemp64 · Accepted solution]

the link is not o2 (asked mods to remove malicious link)

Forward to the o2 phishing team phishing@o2.com

good article here http://news.o2.co.uk/2013/01/09/fraudsters-making-social-media-an-antisocial-place/

[Toby]

Hi Maximillian,

I'm looking into this now.

Thanks for letting us know!

Toby

[perksie]

Obviously not from O2, these are a nuisance but fairly easy to spot.

[Bambino]

Please remove the link in the OP's original post, Toby. It points to a site called megawik.com, which is obviously where the scam originates from. If you leave it in the post someone could inadvertently click on it.

[adamtemp64]

@bambino

internet explorer already blocks that site as a phishing site

[Anonymous]

Link removed.