Private message with email on this site

[tmoxon]

Hi

Just wondering whether anyone else has had a private message from a member asking them to email them privately. I have had 2 messages from the same member in the last day who has not posted on the site yet. I haven't written to them as i didn't know whether it was some sort of scam

[Hidden]

Hi tmoxon, I would not email someone who out of the blue sent me a private message asking me to email them. To me if someone has something to say then they will say it rather asking you to contact them.

So I'd report this to admin or directly to the HU team as this might be happening on other HU sites. To report just click on Help on the heading and then just click on ''email us'' under more help right hand side menu.

And don't worry as you've done the right thing flagging this up and it could well all be innocent. So lets see what happens next.

[tmoxon in reply to Hidden]

Hi Jerry many thanks for the advice I have sent admin an email regarding this. It did seem a bit strange that they were asking me to email them when they could talk via the messages on this site if they wanted.

The reason i asked the question on the public forum was to ascertain whether others were receiving the same message.

[Marz]

Same complaints on Thyroid UK too - so don't respond Report it to HU.....

[tmoxon]

Thanks Marz I have now contacted the admin team regarding this.

[Activity2004]

I got a note like that and asked on the site back to the sender "What's up?" Heard nothing since then. What other note did you get from this same person? Made me nervous.

[tmoxon in reply to Activity2004]

Hi I have copied the message I received below, I did contact the admin team and they responded very quickly and advised that they had removed the person.

Hi, please I want to talk to you privately. Please respond to my private email, (private email was here ) it is very important. I'll be waiting to read from you.

[Activity2004 in reply to tmoxon]

Thank you for your update on the matter. Makes me feel a little better.

[Henbur]

Sounds like a scam. I've had nothing as yet, but if I do I'll be reporting as well. Thanks for heads up!

[tmoxon in reply to Henbur]

Just to let you know that the admin team were very quick at replying and sorting it out so its worth contacting them if you do receive anything

[Venetia]

sounds fishy to me, I wouldn't reply. I would report it.

[celisandra]

I had the same email, didn't want to reply using my own email account as it seemed like a scam

[designerlady]

It probably is if they have not posted. Ignore it.