Email Fraud Alert received from: Cathy
I recently received an email with this subject line: RESERVATION 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:
Greetings,
I would like to make a reservation in your facility for 3 guest.
Arrival Date: 15th Sep 2014
Departure Date: 22nd Sep 2014
Number of guests: 3
Number of rooms: 3
Kindly confirm availability and get back to me with total cost for 3 rooms ,
And also confirm if you accept credit card prepayment
Regards,
Robert Coleman
The above email was sent by “Robert Coleman” from this email address: robertcoleman411@gmail.com
I, Cathy, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Robert Coleman”:
If by “facility” you mean my home then NO thank you.
This can only be a phishing scam as I do not have a guest house, hotel or any tourist accommodation attached to the e-mail adrress that his was sent to.