Inheritance scams
Hello marco@riccisas.com
Scam Email received July 9, 2018 from marco@riccisas.com
Email From:
marco@riccisas.com
Subject:
Hello
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Email Subject:
Hello
Hello – marco@riccisas.com
HOW ARE YOU DOING AND YOUR FAMILY? MY NAMES ARE MRS. LORENA ELONSO, FROM SPAIN, AND I WISH TO ENTRUST (3.5 MILLION EUROS ) IN YOUR CARE FOR CHARITABLE WORK IN YOUR COUNTRY. I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM CANCER OF LUNG, I WANT TO KNOW IF I CAN TRUST YOU TO USE THESE FUNDS FOR CHARITY, LESS PRIVILEGE, ORPHANAGE HOMES.PLEASE GET BACK TO ME FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE CHARITY PROJECT.BEST REGARDSMRS. LORENA ELONSO. marco@riccisas.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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