Email Fraud Alert received from: Billy Bob
I recently received an email with this subject line: Thanks for your Walmart.com Order 4546959-456099 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:
Thanks for ordering from Walmart.com. We’re currently processing your order.
Items in your order selected for shipping
• You’ll receive another email, with tracking information, when your order ships.
• If you’re paying by credit card or Bill Me Later®, your account will not be charged until your order ships. If you see a pending charge on your account prior to your items shipping, this is an authorization hold to ensure the funds are available. All other forms of payment are charged at the time the order is placed.
Shipping Information
Ship to Home
Kevin Roberts
1355 Chestnut Ridge Drive
Santa Clara, NE 68025-3157
USA
Walmart.com Order Number: 4546959-456099
Ship to Home – Standard
Items Qty Arrival Date Price
Samsung UN56EH5070 42″ 1080p 120Hz Class LED (3.7″ ultra-slim) 3D HDTV 1 Arrives by Tue., May 21
Eligible for Free Standard Shipping to Home. $898.00
Subtotal: $898.00
Shipping: Free
Tax: $62.86
See our Returns Policy or
contact Customer Service Walmart.com Total: $960.86
Order Summary
Order Date: 05/15/2013
Subtotal: $898.00
Shipping: Free
Tax: $62.86
Order Total: $960.86
Credit card: $960.86
Billing Information
Payment Method:
Credit card
If you have any questions, please refer to help.walmart.com or reply to this email and let us know how we can help.
Thanks,
Your Walmart.com Customer Service Team
www.walmart.com
The above email was sent by “Wallmart.com” from this email address: irisesz513@customercare.wallmart.org
I, Billy Bob, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Wallmart.com”:
As far as phishing e-mails go this one does show a creative and more sinister side.
I couldn’t paste the entire mail but it is a professionally produced HTML mail with all the appropriate logos and links to other products for sale.
I can just imagine getting quite p*ssed off on receiving such a mail and in a fit of rage clicking on the link/s given so that I could stop delivery and, more importantly, having money whipped out of my account or being a greedy little sod and CORRECTING the address given as the delivery one.
BUT, I didn’t so sorry for you Mr Phisher