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Greetings To You, mrsmaviswanczyk@usa.com
Scam Email received June 22, 2018 from wanczykm820@gmail.com
Email From:
wanczykm820@gmail.com
Subject:
Greetings To You,
Other emails used:
MrsMavisWanczyk@usa.com, mrsmaviswanczyk@usa.com
Email Subject:
Greetings To You,
Greetings To You, – mrsmaviswanczyk@usa.com
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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.
- Confirm the details.
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- 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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