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Hello, I kept USD$5.5million cashier check & will send you the rest of money after my business trip here. I also sent so many emails to you last week but all bounced back. Therefore contact Michael Ramos at his email address below for him to send the c
gaetano1956@alice.it


Scam Email received June 15, 2018 from gaetano1956@alice.it

gaetano1956@alice.it
gaetano1956@alice.it
Email From:

gaetano1956@alice.it

Subject:

Hello, I kept USD$5.5million cashier check & will send you the rest of money after my business trip here. I also sent so many emails to you last week but all bounced back. Therefore contact Michael Ramos at his email address below for him to send the c

Other emails used:

gaetano1956@alice.it,

Email Subject:

Hello, I kept USD$5.5million cashier check & will send you the rest of money after my business trip here. I also sent so many emails to you last week but all bounced back. Therefore contact Michael Ramos at his email address below for him to send the c


Hello, I kept USD$5.5million cashier check & will send you the rest of money after my business trip here. I also sent so many emails to you last week but all bounced back. Therefore contact Michael Ramos at his email address below for him to send the c – gaetano1956@alice.it


gaetano1956@alice.it

The above email is a scam. If you still think is legitimate, but you’re still concerned, then follow these steps:

Ten Minutes 10 minutes.

How to check if you received a scam email

  1. Google the details.

    Do a Google search for the persons name/company name that the email has come from.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Check if the email has been sent to multiple people

    Google snippets of the email text to see if the same format has been used in the past. eg “Army officer from Syria but now living with the United Nations on asylum”

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