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Funds albert_jones01@yahoo.com
Scam Email received July 6, 2018 from albert_jones01@yahoo.com
Email From:
albert_jones01@yahoo.com
Subject:
Funds
Other emails used:
albert_jones01@yahoo.com,
Email Subject:
Funds
Funds – albert_jones01@yahoo.com
Attention: Re: $6,200,000.00 This to intimate you of the instruction of the African Union for your funds to be remitted to your account immediately without any further delay by direct account crediting system, you are therefore required as a matter of urgency to reconfirm your full details to enable the transfer. Kindly get back to this office as soon as possible. Sincerely yours, Albert Jones. albert_jones01@yahoo.com
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- Google the details.
Do a Google search for the persons name/company name that the email has come from.
- Confirm the details.
Visit their website and look for a phone number or email address. Search for the website yourself. Do not assume the details in the email are valid.
- Confirm using the information you have found
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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