FAKE:, from a bank I never heard of to an email address never used for banking:
Good day,
Our bank have a birthday today so we would like to give you some bonuses as you're the most valuable client of ours. What kind of bonuses? Please see the attachment.
Edyth Terry
1-445-895-2641
6937 Miller Tunnel******************************
It was our privilege
to do business with you,
and it would be our pleasure
to continue serving you.
******************************
Dear Barclaycard Member,
Due to failed attempts for shopping, your credit card has been blocked for security reasons. If this measure was taken by mistake, please click on the following link to unlock you card:
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Click here to activate Card Services
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Sorry for any inconvenience.
Thank you,
Jessica Heinz,
IT Security.
I haven't even got a Barclaycard.
Hello
You big happy bank customer. We give you cash gift
Just respond with account number and passwords and maiden name of mum
Thank you. Big cash for you soon.
Bye the way if you wonder what might happen if you get infected by clicking on one of those links or attachments to dangerous emails this link describes how some baddies spy on infected computer's owners through the victim's own webcam.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/blackshades-malware-remote-access-webcam-fbi
All this apart from those who use it to steal banking passwords and identities etc.
That's nice......... 
It was only last week I heard on the radio that HMRC do NOT EVER communicate by email
Or phone. Or letter.
Quote: Paul Wimsett @ 22nd September 2015, 10:26 AM BSTOr phone. Or letter.
That's where you're wrong. I got a sizeable cheque last month.
Quote: Chappers @ 22nd September 2015, 6:12 PM BSTThat's where you're wrong. I got a sizeable cheque last month.
You're not still claiming for that "Personal Secretary" are you? 
FAKE:
Hi
This Tuesday our colleagues got public notice letter forwarded by Revenue Service.
They are found You guilty in tax evasion which is deemed a serious offence and may bring to implementation of fines.
In the attachment please see photocopy of the discussed notice letter.
Please inspect the enclosure very carefully so as to prepare objections later.
As per our administratition information the hearing with Internal Revenue representatives is currently being confirmed today.
Our lawyers highly advise You to prepare for this deposition as serious convictions are brought against You.
Right after getting Your approval specialists would start filing required blanks.
Bethany Richards Counsel
Bill
Quote: billwill @ 24th September 2015, 8:42 PM BSTFAKE:
Bill
You'd think that at least they got their English spelling and grammar rite woodn't you.
You don't say.
Got this today from Outlook.Microsoft.Hotmail.accnt.onlzz92.ac202.72.138.230.qlwpeymcfmvzfqz.384274200406558@te1NT.OnzL-1100760721
"Dear (my address)@hotmail.com,
We have recently upgraded all our customer e-mail addresses to Outlook.com. Due to this, your Hotmail account needs to be re-activated.
You can do this by just simply logging in on the link below:
https://accounts.live.com/activate-outlook/Outlook-user-id-1381-IN-527/
If your e-mail account is not activated within 2 working days it may expire.
This is a compulsory process that affects all our customers.
Thank you for your support,
The Microsoft Outlook Users&Security team"
I've marked it as phishing scam but always there's a wee niggling doubt. Has anybody else had one?
FAKE:
You have been sent a voice message from 034952198657 (attached) with the following details:
Connection date/time: 2015-10-13 15:30:33 BST
Call From: 034952198657
DDI: 02080200604
Disconnect date/time: 2015-10-13 15:30:38 BST
Duration: 1 seconds
Needless to say I did not open the attachment. It was pretending to be a .WAV file (a sound file) but I doubt that it really was.
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Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 22nd September 2015, 9:41 AM BSTThat's nice.........
It was only last week I heard on the radio that HMRC do NOT EVER communicate by email
HMRC have a private message system on their own website. You need to login to the site to view those messages. I think there is an option to send you a very brief email informing you that a message is waiting.
I've now had another 2 emails allegedly from Outlook and all exactly the same. All with gobbledygook addresses.
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What I'm curios about is how they get hold of my email address in the first place.
Quote: keewik @ 13th October 2015, 6:07 PM BSTI've now had another 2 emails allegedly from Outlook and all exactly the same. All with gobbledygook addresses.
w
What I'm curios about is how they get hold of my email address in the first place.
Hotmail (which became outlook) doesn't slow down the login process after say 5 failed passwords, so it is possible to construct a program which will try every possible password in turn for a guessed username in a feasible time. They try all words from a dictionary then bruteforce method try every combination of letters and digits in turn.
Eventually this technique (called a dictionary attack), will find the correct one of most common passwords and gain access to the account.
In your case above it looks as if they have not yet found your password, but have found or guessed your email address. They can send out millions of copies of that email above with 'dictionary search' usernames in front of the @outlook.com. You will never see the bounced ones and are surprised by the one that actually hit on a valid address.
As for how they got the email address in the first place, it may have been guessed as above or it may have been sold on a list by any 'marketing' website that you ever used.