I'm A Total Idiot

[tearinghair]

My stupid fingers slipped as I was trying to delete what I was sure was a scam email about BT. I have a horrid feeling I've activated the scam, but I can't find the email anywhere - noyt in the inbox, not in trash, not in scam. How can I check and minimise the damage, please?

[newmodarmy]

you had activated something in the email by mistake i can't see why it woud disappear.

It could have gone in another folder, maybe archive. Is it in sent or drafts.

[barry1010]

You should be able to search all your email. Try searching for BT

 

 

[Peter Pedant]

oh does it activate and then self destruct

no they tend not to - presumably because they need an entry into your compuuter

[newmodarmy]

My first sentence seems to have lost a word. It should have said "IF you had activated something in the email by mistake I can't see why it would disappear."

[tearinghair]

Thanks for suggesions. I tried cintacting BT, by chat (useless- just a bot) and phone (none of the options bore any relation to what I needed). Then tried the bank, who were much more helpful; told me not to worry as I hadn't given out a password or a card number, they will keep a eye out for any suspicious transactions. The email isn't anywhere in the system that I can see - have checked inbox, sent, drafts, spam and trash. I suddenly thought that I could find it on my phone, which is synced to the laptop; as soon as I logged on I saw the email disappear. 

What could the scammers do? I guess it would be a good idea not to make any online purchases for a while?

[wolf63]

Have you checked in yur archived emails?

On VM the delete, spam and archive buttons are very close to each other, maybe your BT page is like that too.

[tearinghair]

I can't see an archive button on.my phone. Will check my laptop tomorrow.

[Hopkirk]

Calm down. The worst that is likely to happen would be more emails.

[jf2k]

Sent messages?

[sp1814]

tearinghair 

Unless you clicked on a link in the email, I doubt very much you have anything to worry about.

Put your mind at rest here:

https://www.aura.com/learn/what-happens-if-you-open-spam-email

[tearinghair]

Thank you. As far as I can tell, the only thing that has happened is that a lot more unsavoury emails have popped into my Spam box.

[JinnyJoan]

well I was told a nice surprise (it wasn't to her but to me).  Had a lady trying to help me out last week re Santander and I told her I did try chatting to a bot - ach - just ask for a human will come on and you know what - I got humans when I asked for them on a few other sites- the lady told me the bots are those WORKING FROM HOME