Reports of frauds, deceptions and scams keep appearing, weekly even daily, on
major news channels and newspapers. Some of these frauds seem just too big and remote to be of immediate, direct relevance to our daily lives. But, we will eventually pay for the consequences and damages, in taxes, costs of goods and services, regulations, copy-cats etc.

I hope we can collect, in one thread, frauds and scams, reported or heard. We must become more aware and more educated to guard against frauds and scams
which impact upon the health, well being, and wealth of ourselves and our families.

Thanks for your advice Kim and Exec. It seems that opening it on my iPad will not cause a problem, but I've learnt such a useful lesson!

George and Money AM team... will you be letting us know how the user data was taken, when and what is being done to stop it happening again?

I also agree with Aldwickk's point about a warning email to all affected users.

I did not open this (arrived this morning so this is still ongoing) but my email list shows the first few words of the message which began "Dear xx" where xx is my Christian name, not the screen name which you will see on this post.

Looking at 'my account' - 'contact details' I see both name and address are there (compulsory) as is a space for telephone numbers (not mine as this bit is not compulsory).

So whoever hacked the MoneyAM server obviously got that far. George and Money AM team - you should tell us exactly what data has been stolen.

I have just received this email that everyone is talking about and it has been deleted straight away,not good news these days.Any updates on how much data was breached ??

When I pressed the edit button on my earlier post a file dcadvert.php was downloaded onto my computer. Pressing the edit button again to check, it downloaded it again as dcadvert(1).php. What is going on? There have also been problems this week with the N buttons on the stockwatch page (first showing previous day now showing several days at once). I am beginning to wonder whether whoever hacked in and extracted the list of users left a few gremlins behind.

MoneyAM - you should call in NCC. (Disclosure - I hold shares in NCC!).

Perhaps the hackers can improve the site so it works!!!!!

Greek, if only! I'd pay them!! Oh, hang on I'm already paying!!! I have probably lost more in the last couple of days than MAM takes in fees, all down to the loss of control by MAM. I have to qualify that, I haven't lost money, I just lost the opportunity to make it, which is why MAM exists for me as a day trader; it is essential I have a robust and reliable service. MAM has been the best and easiest site to use, is it now end game?

still no new update from Mam surely it is long overdue.

moneyam Support

This is to inform you about a change in tariff plans. Now you have access to more advanced level of services. Please refer to link
for detailed depiction of new feature as well as access to full package of new options. With best regards, MoneyAM Team 09/28/2016
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This was in my spam box this morning , is this the hack ??

That's the one Jimmy! Dump it!

It had a strange email address as well , i have dumped it , has it affected anyone's pc ?

Don't know Jimmy, maybe MAM's own by the look of things!

Any further update on this, MoneyAM Team?

Have the police been informed of the hack?

Still waiting for someone from MoneyAM to tell us what they got hold of apart from names and email addresses. Ordinary addresses? Phone numbers?

its clear they do not want to give an explanation in public.

Yes WOODIE - now a month of deafening silence since your post. MoneyAM are obviously not willing to come clean on this.

it's got to be something to do with the abuse of the site's 'User HTML facilities' at that time, IMHO. That's why the big deal to alter them and get them tightened up.

My fiver says it was 'Addo' what done it. :-)

Yes it was

:-)

Skinny,

Are you serious?

Hmmm?

I have a money am support email in my spam box , it says website security best practice , has anyone else got this ??? I have not opened it .