Email Fraud Alert received from: Steve
I recently received an email with this subject line: Get back to me immediately you receive my email. 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:
This is Dip Martin Lewis from London; I am now in OR Tambo airport Johannesburg South Africa and this is to inform you that I have been advised to deliver your parcel to you as the content was declared as family valuable. And you are urgently advised to send me your contact numbers for delivery of your parcel to you. Get back to me immediately you receive my email. Dip Martin Lewis Roamed Phone: 00447509759372 Email: info@diplomatmorrishensdeliveryagent-za.com
The above email was sent by “Martin Lewis” from this email address: mr.m1979l@gmail.com
I, Steve, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Martin Lewis”:
Virtually the same scam that first surfaced in 2013. This email dated 4 March 2015