I received an email from NerdWallet saying someone has logged into my account using my IP Address

[ailsagirl]

I don't think I even have NerdWallet-- is this a scam? Or should I take it seriously?

Any advice would be welcome.

Thank you,

Ailsagirl

[Bluethroughu]

1. Yes, do not respond or click links.

Just hit spam.

[ailsagirl]

2. Thank you!!

[Bluethroughu]

8. Your welcome, if ever in doubt...

Google the subject, Nerd Wallet, and look for contact information to ask directly. Never on phone or email.

[ailsagirl]

15. Will do

I know they’re a “legit” outfit, but it could always be someone pretending to be an employee. 🤬

[Bluethroughu]

16. Scammers just making crap up, it could be someone like trump.

[claudette]

3. I would ignore it

if you don’t have an account. They want your info. I would Report it as spam or junk

[ailsagirl]

6. Will do-- thank you

[dflprincess]

4. Probably a scam

I get emails all the time about someone logging into an account with some outfit I've never dealt with.

Look at the email address if it doesn't say @nerdwallet report it to your email provider as phishing.

I got one yesterday claiming I had had $6 million deposited it an account at the U.N. for "recovery funds". All they needed was every bit of personal information they could get including a bank account #. Clearly this was a scam from the first sentence and the email was "@hotmail.com" Yeah, I'm sure the U.N. uses hotmail.

I've also been inundated with scam emails supposedly from Geek Squad, not of them have a Geek Squad email.

[ailsagirl]

5. LOL-- guess they'll try anything

The only thing is, they had my IP address-- should I be concerned?

[dflprincess]

7. I don't know for sure

someone more savvy in computer security should answer that.

[NoRethugFriends]

9. No

[ailsagirl]

12. Good to hear!!!!!

[Bluethroughu]

10. They may have grabbed a bunch of IP addresses off a real-time map,

But it doesn't mean you are where it says, because many people use VPNs which will say they live here, but they may live somewhere else in the world.


I just wouldn't respond to anything scammers ask for, disguised as banks, credit cards...just always go to the direct website, no links, and call if you think it might be really your bank reaching out.

[ailsagirl]

13. Sound advice

Thank you
😊

[Hugh_Lebowski]

11. No, unless you have purposefully deployed a means to prevent it like a VPN

Everyone knows your IP. That doesn't mean they know ailsagirl owns it, but everywhere you've been to 'out there' , knows that address. And you expect a LOT of outfits know the email that goes with that IP.

[ailsagirl]

14. The crooks are getting more dangerous all the time

🤨😡

[Tetrachloride]

17. IP address is the most trivial of hacks. its in every click