Lottery scams
(€) 1,500,000 Euro Donation Awarded contact@theconnollyfoundation.org
Scam Email received 1/4/2023
Email From:
Connollys@sesma.pmb.pa.gov.br
Sender Name:
The Connolly
Other emails used:
contact@theconnollyfoundation.org, contact@theconnollyfoundation.org
Email Subject:
(€) 1,500,000 Euro Donation Awarded
(€) 1,500,000 Euro Donation Awarded – contact@theconnollyfoundation.org
Seasons Greetings You have been awarded a cash prize from Frances & Patrick Connolly, the winners of the Euro Lottery 2019. Contact us only through the official email for more details: contact@theconnollyfoundation.org Verification link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46756469 The Connolly The Connolly – contact@theconnollyfoundation.org
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
Google snippets of the email text to see if the same format has been used in the past. eg “Army officer from Syria but now living with the United Nations on asylum”
