419 scams
CASH GRANT / DONATIONS !!! charitylisajohnrobinson800@gmail.comx
Scam Email received June 23, 2018 from guille@upr.edu.cu
Email From:
guille@upr.edu.cu
Subject:
CASH GRANT / DONATIONS !!!
Other emails used:
charitylisajohnrobinson800@gmail.com, charitylisajohnrobinson800@gmail.comx
Email Subject:
CASH GRANT / DONATIONS !!!
CASH GRANT / DONATIONS !!! – charitylisajohnrobinson800@gmail.comx
Are you aware that you have been randomly chosen to receive $1,200,000.00 Cash Grant / Donation from Mrs. Lisa Robinson ? For full details, Kindly contact her now via E-mail: charitylisajohnrobinson800@gmail.comX Simposio Internacional sobre Manejo Sostenible de los Recursos Forestales (SIMFOR 2018), del 23 al 26 de mayo de 2018II Taller Internacional de Derecho Cooperativo (COODER 2018), del 7 al 9 de noviembre de 2018Universidad de Pinar del Rio. Cuba WEB http://www.upr.edu.cu FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/uprhnossaiz TWITTER @UPR_CUBA charitylisajohnrobinson800@gmail.comx
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- Google the details.
Do a Google search for the persons name/company name that the email has come from.
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Using the details you have researched, call or email the business and ask them to verify the information within the email.
- Check if the email has been sent to multiple people
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