This is an attempt to get money from the recipient while dangling a payout of $990,000 as a reward. Legitimate companies that give money to random winners do not ask for money, in order to receive the prize. If you receive an email similar to this, delete it.
Read moreThis email is very similar to the Nigerian Prince from the early 2000’s. It tries to exploit people’s willingness to help someone who seems to really need it. If you receive any email asking you to help with a cause by transferring their money to you, delete it. It is a scam to get banking […]
Read moreThis email is an attempt to either download malware or ransomware onto your computer or a ploy to gather personal identifiable information (PII) and possibly bank information. The biggest red flag is the email states it is coming from Barrette Structural, a wood framing company in Canada. But the email address comes from a company […]
Read moreSome of the emails reported have the subject line of Part-Time with no Job at the end. But all have the same contents and this is a verified scam. The email is supposed to come from Dianne Arnold but the email address is a spoofed address of someone who works for the National Land Agency […]
Read moreThis particular email comes with different subject lines. We recently posted one that had the subject line, “Hi, I’m sorry but You’re going to have a bad day” and another came in recently with the subject line “Warning”. If you receive an email similar to this, delete it. Do not reply or send bitcoin to […]
Read moreThe screenshot below shows a phishing email that claims to be from Lowe’s with a promise of a free gift. Each of the underlined lines on this email have a link to the same short URL, which should not be clicked. The URL will redirect to a confirmed phishing site. If this email was coming […]
Read moreAn example of the email is below. It uses urgency to entice the recipient to act quickly instead of cautiously. Opening the attachment will download malware to the computer or device. It will also take control of the email contacts and use the, now infected, computer to send this same email with attachment to people […]
Read moreThis email is an attempt to gather personal identifiable information, including banking information. The statement, “This Charge of $399.99 was setup by you to be Yearly”, is designed to create a sense of urgency. Urgency is often used in Phish emails because they want the recipient to act without thinking the whole email through. Calling […]
Read moreThis is similar to other phishing scams trying to entice the recipient with a promise of money. If you reply to this email or email the “contact’, they will likely try to get personally identifiable information from you, including banking information. If you receive an email similar to this or any email telling you they […]
Read moreThis is an attempt to gather confidential data from the recipient and uses a possible inheritance as an incentive to give over this information. These attempts have been around for about 2 years. If you receive an email similar to this, delete it.
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