The invitation was addressed from a high school classmate and sent to me personally and not to a group. Note that it requires not just a reply, but the downloading and installation of a program in order to validate the invite.
A dangerous scam, which was recently featured in a NYT article about fake invitations:
Phishing scams involve “two distinct paths,” Ms. Tobac added. In one, the recipient is served a link that turns out to be dead, or so it seems. A click activates malware that runs silently as it gleans passwords and other bits of personal information. In all likelihood, this is what happened when Mr. Lantigua clicked on the ersatz invitation link.Another scam offers a working link. Potential victims who click on it are asked to provide a password. Those who take that next step are a boon to hackers.“They have complete control of your email and, in turn, your entire digital life,” Ms. Tobac said. “They can reset your password for your dog’s Instagram account. They can take over your bank account. Change your health insurance.”
I get letters inviting me to a free hearing test and dinner. In the 1980s, it was a letter inviting me to a dinner and a talk about time shares.
ReplyDeleteHa! with emails, you don't get a free dinner anymore!
The misspelling of the word enrol would be a warning.
ReplyDeleteEnroll is maybe some sort of bread thing ?
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enroll
Delete"From Middle English enrollen, from Anglo-Norman enroller; by surface analysis, en- + roll."
"Enrol" is (British, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Canada) Standard spelling of enroll.
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