Email Fraud Alert received from: Sydney
I recently received an email with this subject line: Bookings Request 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:
Good day,
How are you doing today ? I would like to make a reservation with you.
Arrival Date : June 25th 2018 ,
Departure Date : July 2nd 2018
Number of Guests : 3 people
Number of Rooms : 3 rooms
Accommodation Type : 3 single rooms
Regards
The above email was sent by “Robert Coleman” from this email address: globaltourtravelinc@gmail.com
I, Sydney, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Robert Coleman”:
I say that this is a phishing attempt for the following two reasons:
- This mail was sent to an address associated with a domain that has absolutely nothing to do with providing accommodation at all
- Gmail provided this warning message: Be careful with this message – Gmail could not verify that it actually came from globaltourtravelinc@gmail.com. Avoid clicking links, downloading attachments or replying with personal information.