Inheritance scams
Good Day !! saibamina@yahoo.com
Scam Email received June 28, 2018 from saib009@gmail.com
Email From:
saib009@gmail.com
Subject:
Good Day !!
Other emails used:
saibamina@yahoo.com, saibamina@yahoo.com
Email Subject:
Good Day !!
Good Day !! – saibamina@yahoo.com
Good Day, Pardon me for writing you this way. You may not know me. I am writing you this message with tears in my eyes because my doctor said I have less than one months to die. I grew up an Orphanage and I have cancer. In view of this, I want invest my 14,000,000.00(Nine million British pounds in your country in an orphanage charity foundation under my name before my death. I need you to help do this. 20% for you, and 80% for the charity project. Reply to me E-mail at: saibamina@yahoo.com Regards, Mrs Amina Saib saibamina@yahoo.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
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