Email Fraud Alert received from: Christine
I recently received an email with this subject line: it’s Mid Year, some stock has to go. Contact us now! 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:
Forever Gadgets brings you our month end sale,it is mid year and some gadgets has to go. We are giving out up to 50% discount on all Gadgets this Month,you do not want to miss out on this offer.?
HOT SPECIALS!!!
APPLE IPHONE 5S @ R5,300
Apple iPad Air 32GB 9.7″ Tablet With Wifi & 4G @ R5,300
SONY PLAYSTATION 4 GAME CONSOLE @ R4,500
SAMSUNG SIDE BY SIDE RSA1WTPE REFRIGERATOR @ R5,000
Samsung UA55H8000 55″; 3D LED LCD HD HDTV Television Curved Screen Wi-Fi TV @ R19,800
LG 55″ Class 4K ULTRA HD 240Hz Smart LED TV – 55LA9650 @ R14,250
DEFY CHEST FREEZER DMF454 410L @ R3,700
SONY HVR-HD1000E HDV CAMCORDER @ R7,499
CANON EOS 5D Mark III DSLR CAMERA KIT WITH CANON 24-105mm f/4L IS USM AF Lens @ R27,600
Nikon D3200 DSLR Triple Lens Bundle @ R5,250
Nikon D5200 DSLR Camera with 18-140mm VR DX Lens @ R6,750
Reason to Buy from Us?
– We charge a flat-rate for shipping and the charges are per order.
– Next Day Delivery with Courier Guy – R150 incl VAT*
– Free Delivery for smartphones over R5,000
– We offer 30 days return policy for your money back
For online orders and inquiries, contact sales department via email “sales.forevergadgets@gmail.com” or call our 24hrs hotline on “+27603919393 +27510042344”.
Do not hesitate to call us for website address and further questions.
To opt out of receiving emails,reply “STOP”.
2014 © Forever Gadegts, All Rights Reserved
The above email was sent by “Forever Gadgets” from this email address: sales.forevergadgets@gmail.com
I, Christine, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Forever Gadgets”:
The ever so clever Gmail says the following about this mail:
Be careful with this message. This message may not have been sent by: sales.forevergadgets@gmail.com. Similar messages were used to steal people’s personal information.
So, who is correct?