Warning to BT email customers regarding scam emails claiming to be from BT

andydenyer — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 18:04:28 GMT

Not a question, just a warning to BT mail users of a scam email currently doing the rounds.

The emails claim to be from BT, but are coming from different email addresses (although I suspect from the same source originally), and have the subject "Protect your devices against the latest threats with McAfee".

The body of the emails then reads:

Thousands of spam emails have been sent from your email address in the last three days.
To prevent deletion of your email account within the next 48 hours, we need your confirmation.

We recommend that you install an antivirus program; we will select the best one for you.

Obviously, I haven't clicked on any links and have been forwarding the emails to BT and report@phishing.gov.uk before deleting them.

I have received six such emails so far today, all from different email addresses (although, as I said above, I suspect from the same source).

Hopefully BT will be able to investigate and prevent any more of these from getting through to their customers.

Re: Warning to BT email customers regarding scam emails claiming to be from BT

Lesley_W — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:46:49 GMT

Hi @andydenyer

Thanks for sharing your experience and warning others to be vigilant 🙂

Lesley

Re: Warning to BT email customers regarding scam emails claiming to be from BT

andydenyer — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:31:06 GMT

I've received another one today, exactly the same as the previous six I received and reported yesterday but from a different email address again. I have reported and forwarded it along with the others.

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