Compensation scams
US TREASURY DEPARTMENT COMPENSATION clerk.winstonmark02@aol.com
Scam Email received July 7, 2018 from clerk.winstonmark02@aol.com
Email From:
clerk.winstonmark02@aol.com
Subject:
US TREASURY DEPARTMENT COMPENSATION
Other emails used:
clerk.winstonmark02@aol.com,
Email Subject:
US TREASURY DEPARTMENT COMPENSATION
US TREASURY DEPARTMENT COMPENSATION – clerk.winstonmark02@aol.com
Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 ATTENTION BENEFACTOR The United States Treasury Department wishes to inform you that the compensation fund as awarded by the U.S Government is ready for collection. You are requested to provide the following for immediate processing towards fund release 1. PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION 2. ADDRESS 3. OCCUPATION4. TELEPHONE NUMBER We will process the claim once these requisites are provided. signed Mark Winston (Clerk) United States Treasury Direct Line: +1-2182882692(sms only) clerk.winstonmark02@aol.com
The above email is a scam. If you still think is legitimate, but you’re still concerned, then follow these steps:
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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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