That was close

[Suff]

Just to add to what WM said, you really have to be careful about emails of this kind. I really hate the apps on phones which hide the actual email address that sent the mail or that you reply to.

In this case you replied, which means they sent from a mail address which was close but not the same with a "name" which was correct. Most email systems only show the "name". If you click on the name it shows the mail address at which point you can see it is bogus. For instance getting a mail from apple.mail.com is not the same as getting a mail from mail.apple.com. apple.com is the domain, the bit before, mail, is just the department. Most people don't understand the difference and are confused. In this instance the email would purport to come from apple but really was sent from "mail.com".

Then, when you replied, you compounded the situation because your mail client remembered the bogus email address with the correct name.

In this case you close the mail, create a new mail to the company, using your known address, which should be remembered. At which point they will tell you that you have been scammed.

Glad it didn't get through, but simple basic precautions protect you every time. If it is a mail about money, click on the name, look at the address, verify it. Then close it and create a new mail to your known address asking for confirmation.

[cromwell]

It's awful. You can't have anything without some lowlife trying to scam you out of it.
MrsC had one text this week that started off "Hi mum! This is my new phone number whilst my phone is being mended, send me a text etc etc etc"
It is a generic thing trying to scam you when your supposed daughter / son will eventually ask you to send them money. She just deleted the text. Some will fall for it though, it's easily done.

[Suff]

I lost my cardio appointment because the NHS sent me a text message with a link in it and asked me to click the link. and enter the pin.

I do NOT click on text message links, it is the highest rate of infections. By the time I managed to find it again, forward the link and try it on my pc, it had expired.

Now I have to go find the letter they sent me and call them.

Irritating.