I'm sure it's the same with you but hardly a day goes by without at least one automated telephone call inviting me to press the magic number '1'.
I've yet to do it but I'm under no illusion about what would happen if I did. I would be put through to someone who would inevitably ask for my bank or debit card details so they can relieve me of my savings.
Another popular scam is the call (often from the sub-continent) that informs you there is a problem with the Windows operating system on your PC. This leads to an offer to take virtual control of your computer so they can sort out the problem.
Sometimes, if I'm in a good mood and not very busy, I'll play along for a few minutes before revealing I've got a Mac and they are talking absolute shite. (At this point the phone normally goes dead.)
More often than not I'll just put the phone down at the start of the call. On very rare occasions I'll call them "crooks" and scream abuse down the line.
A couple of days ago I got a more threatening version of the 'press 1' scam when the automated voice told me I owed money to HMRC (which is not impossible) and a warrant had been issued for my arrest.
If I wanted to know why I was being arrested I was invited to 'press 1'.
I didn't, of course, but if this blog isn't updated for a while you'll know what has happened.
Anyway, a few minutes ago I received the email above. Apparently this site has been suspended but it seems to be working well enough for me to write and publish this post.
The sender is given as 'Squarespace Support'. Now I've used Squarespace Support in the past and their email address is 'support@squarespace.com'.
The address on this email however featured a completely different domain name.
I looked it up and what I found was a website for a business that had nothing to do with Squarespace or website hosting and publishing.
An obvious scam, then.
Nevertheless someone must be making money from all this because why else would they persist?
My biggest worry is that I inadvertently give away my online banking details and wake up to find my account no longer has any money in it.
In my top five list of fears that has replaced flying at number one. What's yours?