Loan scams
LETS PARTNER WITH YOU caldwelljimmy64@yahoo.com
Scam Email received June 18, 2018 from caldwelljimmy64@yahoo.com
Email From:
caldwelljimmy64@yahoo.com
Subject:
LETS PARTNER WITH YOU
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Email Subject:
LETS PARTNER WITH YOU
LETS PARTNER WITH YOU – caldwelljimmy64@yahoo.com
Hello, How are you today, hoping OK? I got your contacts from the Internet and decided to reach you at once. I represent a private loan and investment company and we are interested in investment opportunities available in your Company/country with interest in the following sectors: Banking, Real Estate, Stock Speculation, Mining, Transportation, Tobacco, Petroleum and Energy. More so, we can finance any lucrative project that requires loan/funding. Before I go any further, I humbly implore you to acknowledge the receipt of this message by writing back to me immediately. Kind regards. Jimmy Caldwell. caldwelljimmy64@yahoo.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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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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