Cloud Storage Scam

24 October 2025 This is one of the best email scams I have seen in terms of clever content but the scammer has let themselves down by using an obviously fake email address and a series of fake web addresses which have nothjing to do with legitimate cloud storage

First the email itself

• Noting the dodgy sender email address as well as the lack of addressee details which would of course be known to a legitimate service provider

• But the content is pretty convincing

Don't follow the links!

• Following any of the links takes you to aweb page which auto-redirects you to a series of differet web pages all of which have the same content

• The first link takes you to http://warmwandering.com/t? noting that the long string of characters are part of the web address for whatever reason

• You are then auto-redirected to one of a number of different web pages including
  https://www.uzseriesdigpro.autos/1j89qlqnp/l?
  https://www.ultimatevolscreenus.autos/1j89qp3vu/l?
  https://www.tab-product-bio-verified.autos/1j89qrdtt/l?
  https://www.shieldguardcyberfast.autos/1j89r5ca0/l?
  https://www.fastoptimizedaccurateproactive.autos/1j89r6vd4/l?

• and so on, no idea how many different pages are involved noting that most if not all of these pages will be shut down sooner rather than later

Then the first dodgy web page: The Warning!

• Noting the genuine Google logo without mentioning the word "Google"

• Noting the threat of losing all of your data

Don't click Upgrade Storage!

• But if you do, this is what you see next

• Note that you have qualified!

Don't click Claim Now!

• But if you do, this is what you see next

Don't click Continue!

• But if you do, this is what you see next

• Well, I was not expecting this!

• Total Drive is a Cloud storage and backup service which is legitimate

• But they are getting a lot of flak online for their dodgy marketing tactics

• So all the palaver above is designed to get you to their web page

• But it's not $1.99 is it, they want $19 in the first year and $99 for every year ater that!

• So it's not the end of the world (which is what I was expecting) if you fall for this scam 

• Even the PayPal link is genuine where we thought that might be a link to a bogus PayPal web page

So, not the worst scam we have seen by a longshot

• But it is an excallent example of how sophisticated scams will continue to becomein the longer term

• If you have a scam story to tell, email Greg!