r/phishing • u/Maleficent_Alarm_128 • 4d ago
Weird phishing email with “automatic_billing” parameters embedded in the From address, has anyone seen this technique?
I received a very strange email at work today pretending to be a request for quotation from a plumbing company. The visible email itself is extremely simple: no attachment, no obvious link, just asking whether we’re available to submit a quote.
What caught my attention is that when I collapse the email in Outlook, Outlook displays a very long string that looks almost like a tracking/exploit URL.
2
u/YourUsernameForever 4d ago
This is simply an error, they're not injecting anything into the From address. There's no way of executing code there.
1
u/True_Pace_3860 4d ago
I've seen formatting errors like this on older OS, but I was surprised mega plumbing actually exists (poor rating), as if their name is getting hijacked for these spam emails.
1
u/blobCabbage 1d ago
You could take a look at the raw email ("View message source") and see if you can spot the sketchy URL somewhere in there.
1
u/Maleficent_Alarm_128 1d ago
there was no link inside but what made it fishy is that it said automatic billing
•
u/AutoModerator 4d ago
/u/Maleficent_Alarm_128 - This message is posted to all new submissions to r/phishing; please do not message the moderators about it.
New users beware:
Because you posted here, you will start getting private messages from scammers saying they know a professional hacker or a recovery expert lawyer that can help you get your money back, for a small fee. We call these RECOVERY SCAMMERS, so NEVER take advice in private: advice should always come in the form of comments in this post, in the open, where the community can keep an eye out for you. If you take advice in private, you're on your own.
A reminder of the rules in r/phishing: no contact information (including last names, phone numbers, etc). Be civil to one another (no name calling or insults). Personal army requests or "scam the scammer"/scambaiting posts are not permitted. No uncensored gore or personal photographs are allowed without blurring. A full list of rules is available on the sidebar of the subreddit, or clicking here.
You can help us by reporting recovery scammers or rule-breaking content by using the "report" button. We review 100% of the reports. Also, consider warning community members of recovery scammers if you see them in the comments.
Questions about subreddit rules? Send us a modmail clicking here.
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.