Email Fraud Alert received from: Bill
I recently received an email with this subject line: Re: contact CEO 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:
From: Eric Richardson
Subject: Re: contact CEO
Message Body:
We are offering our 920,786 U.S. BUSINESS CEO’s Database for only $99 – limited time only.
Buy this database and download it instantly here:
http://www.xurl.cf/tkv1j
This list includes
> Business Name
> Contact
> Address
> Phone
> Fax
> E-mail
> Address
> SIC
Purchase This Database and Download Your File Instantly here:
http://www.xurl.cf/tkv1j
Visit our website for a FREE sample: http://www.xurl.cf/tkv1j
Cheers,
—
Dave True | Database Specialist
Mass Marketing, Inc.
Direct Toll : (888) 736-3990
Email: dtrue@getsales.tk
Click Here to unsubscribe:
http://www.xurl.cf/optout
The above email was sent by “Eric Richardson” from this email address: ceodata@qmail.com
I, Bill, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Eric Richardson”:
Without going into the questions of ethics – is this a scam?
I always get nervous when presented with these short URLs.