Email Fraud Alert received from: Alan
I recently received an email with this subject line: Amount Paid Out: $231,034.00 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:
Great news:
You’re MIT account has generated
over $231,034.00 in commissions!
Payment Information
Forgot your login?
LOGIN HERE
If you have any questions please
contact MIT support here:
SUPPORT TEAM
Keep up the good work!
Ron Banks
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The above email was sent by “Ron Banks” from this email address: refunds@get-free-stuff-here.com
I, Alan, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Ron Banks”:
This is the umpteenth time that I have received such an email so I decided to see if I could find out a bit more about the email sender being used to distribute these mails – commissionmail.com.
Going to the commissionmail.com web site one is presented with a login in form and nothing else – a warning sign.
The get-free-stuff-here.com web site registration details hide behind WhoisGuard protection so one cannot see who owns the site – another warning sign.
There is a Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@enom.com who will be receiving a copy of the phishing mail from me.
scamadviser.com reports the owner details as follows, though:
Owner: RICHELO KILLIAN
Owner Address: 48 FAIRWAY DRIVE
Owner City: LANGEBAAN
Owner Postcode: 7357
Owner Country : south Africa
Domain Age: 270 Days
Website Speed: Slowscamadviser.com go on to say; “Free email addresses have been used in the setup of this website. This is not necesarily worrying, depending on the site. For online shops, this can be a sign that the site has some risk.
The website has been newly registered with a short life expectancy, which follows the pattern used by many fraudulent and fake selling websites. Please be vigilant and take extra care before providing any payment information.”