Email Fraud Alert received from: Phil
I recently received an email with this subject line: We need your profile picture on FaceBook for the new Coca cola billboard advert and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:
Hi,
I am directed by the board of Metropolitan Model Management to inform you that we are interested in your profile picture on FaceBook for the new
Coca cola billboard advert in Los Angeles International Airport,USA,The airport is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX.. Send a copy of your picture via email for more details about the new Coca cola bill board advert and the payment you will receive.
Contract Period:12 MONTHS
Total Payment:$600,999.00
Tina Gilbert.
Metropolitan Model Management Plc .© 1995-2018
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The above email was sent by “CocaColabillboard Yandex” from this email address: cocacolabillboard@yandex.com
I, Phil, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “CocaColabillboard Yandex”:
Yes, I presume that I did receive this email in error so I am, through the kind graces of this web site, alerting you to fuck off and stop being so bloody stupid.