My grandfather has been friends with this man named Mike since about 2016, maybe earlier. Mike is some leader of this event that my grandpa still goes to and interacts with.
My grandpa used to email Mike using his Xfinity email. I usually check his Xfinity email every once in a while either because I need a verification code, or because I'm just bored.
I noticed these emails from Mike a while ago, didn't think much of them, but I decided to open an email because it said "Family Update." I didn't think they were that close.
I nearly was convinced this was a genuine email! I clicked the link and it just brought me to a sketchy "10000 virus on your PC" full screen website. Immediately closed out, and cleared my cache and cookies.
This is really sad. If he checked his emails he probably would've fell for this and got his login cookies snatched or something.
It's weird because the actual Mike hasn't genuinely emailed his Xfinity email (my grandpa and him just text now) since 2021. And if you notice the email, it's coming from a weird MSN email, and every email has a different email address. I'm curious though on how they know that Mike was his friend? I guess they scan the email activity?
Stay safe everyone!