Compensation scams
Redeem your Funds citiplc@outlook.com
Scam Email received June 14, 2018 from citiplc@outlook.com
Email From:
citiplc@outlook.com
Subject:
Redeem your Funds
Other emails used:
citiplc@outlook.com,
Email Subject:
Redeem your Funds
Redeem your Funds – citiplc@outlook.com
Citibank Nigeria Address: 27 Kofo Abayomi St Lagos, Nigeria Dear Beneficiary, Your email address was selected among the scam victims to be compensated by the Nigerian Government in conjunction with ECOWAS with $1,550,000.00. You are required to forward your; –Full Name, –Delivery address –Telephone number for the delivery of your ATM Debit Card. Congratulations in advance. Thanks, Edward Dalu citiplc@outlook.com
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
- 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
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”
