Email Fraud Alert received from: Joan
I recently received an email with this subject line: Re!!! 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:
We are please to announce to you that your email address emerged along
side 4 others as a category 2 winner in this New year weekly Publisher®’s
Clearing House Consequently. You have won One million dollars and therefore
been approved for a total pay out of One million dollars($1,000,000.00USD)
The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
winning numbers: 4714
email ticket number: FL 754/22/76
Winner you are to send the details below to process the immediate payment
of your prize
1. Name in full:
2. Address:
3. Sex:
4. Age:
5. Present Country:
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. MacDougall
ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR
The above email was sent by “Publishers Clearing House” from this email address: winners@pch.co.uk
I, Joan, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Publishers Clearing House”:
Gmail says: “Be careful with this message. It contains content that’s typically used to steal personal information. Learn more. Report this suspicious message Ignore, I trust this message.” What should I do?