Lynne
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Has anyone else noticed the huge amount of email scams doing the rounds lately?
The last few months has been hectic with scam emails. The first bunch of emails I got were for invoices that were apparently due. The title would just say that there was an invoice attached and the invoice number.
Thankfully I never opened any of these because the first day I got one I actually got 4, all looking very similar and all from email addresses I didn't recognize. So yeah I don't get that many invoices and I know all the payments that are upcoming. It was immediately suspicious to me so I deleted them all without opening and all the following emails that came like that.
This one didn't catch me, but I used to work in accounts for a large company and I received loads of invoices daily. If it had happened to me then I would have probably opened them all before I realized there was a problem.
I just wonder what that scam was about, have you come across it and do you know what happens if you open those mails?
Then the most recent one is that I have suddenly won loads and loads of competitions, the emails are flying. The thing is that I don't enter competitions, so I can't win... so these have also seen the bin!
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However, I noticed that I got a suspicious email from one of my previous clients. It happened yesterday. As I remember him I read his email..
And what a shame it was..
One of my previous clients.. A rather "big" client of mine.. Had started to scam people.. I won't reveal anything specific here but the email started out like this:
"Hello Andre, it has been a long time since we last talked."
Further on in the email, this was stated:
"I've found a way to make $550 per hour 5 times per day"
At this moment, I knew something was messed up.. But I continued to read.
At the end of the email this was stated:
"I need a one time payment of $1049 and I'll set you up with everything you need."
Okay.. So, is that a scam?
No description or information about the method or anything like that.. Just a promise. And he asked for cash.
- In my book, it's a pure scam.
It's a shame. Someone I've done business with previously.. :/ I usually don't open emails from "random" people... And that's actually a bit awkward in my position as I could get a bunch of emails from potential clients.. However, I don't risk anything, and that's why I won't open "weird looking" emails. However, I noticed that I got a suspicious email from one of my previous clients. It happened yesterday. As I remember him I read his email.. [b]And what a shame it was..[/b] One of my previous clients.. A rather "big" client of mine.. Had started to scam people.. I won't reveal anything specific here but the email started out like this: "Hello Andre, it has been a long time since we last talked." [b]Further on in the email, this was stated:[/b] "I've found a way to make $350 per hour 5 times per day" At this moment, I knew something was messed up.. But I continued to read. [b]At the end of the email this was stated:[/b] "I need a one time payment of $699 and I'll set you up with everything you need." Okay.. So, is that a scam? No description or information about the method or anything like that.. Just a promise. And he asked for cash. - In my book, it's a pure scam. It's a shame. Someone I've done business with previously.. :/
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