Scams like these

[love_the_life]

Hello xx_x

Thank you for being an integral part of our Geek Squad community. Can you believe it's been 1 Year since you first joined? We hope you've enjoyed the myriad benefits of your Geek Squad membership during this time.

As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we're excited to announce a special discounted offer for our existing customers, including you, for the auto-renewal of your membership. That's why your membership has been automatically updated for another year of PC support.

Billing Info:

Add On: PRO Protection For PC
Customer:xx_xx_x
Email: xx_xx_xx_x
Customer ID: 54631-2583
Amount: $277.6
If you have any questions regarding your membership, feel free to connect with us at +1 (866) 500-2175.

Sincerely,
Geek Squad
1606 W Oklahoma Ave Enid Ok 73703 USA

I like the bit about 'a year since you first joined' - I am guessing you have not!

 

[love_the_life]

Looks very realistic until you check the sender

TeamChemist.45224 @corona-cartoons .de

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There is a similar one from the NRMA except it ain't.

 

[Major]

I like the bit about 'a year since you first joined' - I am guessing you have not!

NO

 

[p--and--t]

Starting to get repeated emails from a scammer pretending to be booking.com offering a chance at free luggage for doing a review.

Beware!

 

[VPS]

I am getting multiple from JB Hifi - winning Bose, Chemist Warehouse, NRMA etc - several a day at the moment

 

[Major]

My name is Philip Fredrick; a philanthropist. and founder of P&F Industries,one of the largest private foundations in the world. I believe strongly in giving while living. I had one idea that never changed in my mind, that you should use your wealth to help people and I have decided to secretly give $10.5 Million to randomly selected individuals worldwide.I want to use my wealth to help and support selected individuals who will help people around them. On receipt of this email, you should count yourself as the lucky individual.

Confirm your email is good
Email me ( xx_xx_xx_ )

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,

Philip Fredrick

 

[TheRealTMA]

I am getting multiple from JB Hifi - winning Bose, Chemist Warehouse, NRMA etc - several a day at the moment

Lucky! In only seem to get NRMA.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Meet the granny who’s catching scammers by talking to them about knitting

Virgin Media O2 rolls out ‘scambaiting’ chatbot Daisy to crack down on criminals

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[VPS]

Meet the granny who’s catching scammers by talking to them about knitting

Virgin Media O2 rolls out ‘scambaiting’ chatbot Daisy to crack down on criminals

www.telegraph.co.uk

Love it

 

[VPS]

Covid Compensation

Attention: E-mail Address Owner

RE: COVID-19 COMPENSATION FROM UN COMPENSATION COMMISSION

The United Nation Compensation Commission has launched a $32,000,000 compensation fund to 64 lucky surviving victims of COVID-19 Pandemic. Your email address is on the list as one of the 64 lucky surviving victims and you are entitled to receive $500,000 through WorldRemit money Transfer. We have been mandated by the UN Compensation Commission to transfer your compensation to you via WorldRemit® Money Transfer.

However, we have successfully concluded all the arrangements to affect your payment through WorldRemit®. We have scheduled your payment to be completed by sending you $2,500, 5 times ($12,500)daily until the total sum of $500,000 is completely transferred to you.

Notwithstanding, we can not be able to send the payment to your email address alone, thereby we need your information as to where we will be sending the funds, such as;

Receiver's name:...
Address:.....
Country:....
City:....
Phone number:...
WhatsApp number:....

Contact the director via email at ([email protected]) with your full information. Note that your payment files will be returned to the UN Compensation Commission if we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by them. We will start the transfer as soon as we receive your information. For urgent inquiry about your daily payment, call/Whatsapp +22946605244 anytime.

Thanks,

Mr. Ismail Ahmed
Director, WorldRemit International Money Transfer

 

[Bundy Bear]

Yeah nah

 

[jase05]

Private messages on AFF that look a bit suspect IMO

 

[prozac]

Yeah nah
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Interesting use of upper and lower case letters

 

[JessicaTam]

Private messages on AFF that look a bit suspect IMO

If you have concerns with PMs that contravene our T&Cs, please report them.

• You may not send unsolicited PMs to other members for commercial or other non “bona fide” purposes.
• If you have received a PM which you believe is in breach of any of our rules, please contact us with the details.

 

[jase05]

If you have concerns with PMs that contravene our T&Cs, please report them.

Thanks

 

[VPS]

Oh Elon loves me

Funny email address though

 

[Bluewave]

This one looked very real on first glance (maybe the 30k pts clouded my vision!), but on closer inspection, it's clearly a phishing/fraud email. It was sent from email address [email protected]
Other good clues are in the fine print (eg, dates, email originally sent to - not me!)
Beware!

 

[ayebee]

This one had me (almost) in tears, and deeply appreciative of Brian Newman sending the email on behalf of Mrs Elizabeth O Hens.

 

[Bluewave]

This one had me (almost) in tears, and deeply appreciative of Brian Newman sending the email on behalf of Mrs Elizabeth O Hens.


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So, Mrs Hens (apt moniker) is laying (eggs) on her sick bed? Or, is she lying on her sick bed?! Maybe this post belongs in the Grammar thread??

 

[kangarooflyer88]

This one looked very real on first glance (maybe the 30k pts clouded my vision!), but on closer inspection, it's clearly a phishing/fraud email. It was sent from email address [email protected]

How can you conclude that it was a scam? Perhaps it was a Nigerian Prince sitting on a boatload of Qantas points gifted to him by Uncle Alan?