Email Fraud Alert received from: Robyn
I recently received an email with this subject line: Well Trained Macaw parrots for sale (10months old each) and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
Robyn has the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent message:
Something stinks about this message – does anyone know if this is a scam/attempted phishing attempt?
Regards
Robyn
The full contents of the e-mail appear below:
Hello guys,i have a Male and a Female macaw parrot for sale(R5000each).I
bought it as a gift for my wife on her birthday before she passed
away..And my daughter does not stay at home to look and take care of these
birds. I am a very busy man as well so i dont get to look after them
properly,this is my main reason on selling these babies of mine… they
are well trained parrots,they both speak a lot and they dont swear.I have
raised them with love and passion which i wll want any loving and caring
home to do as well.
I have attached pictures of both of them below::
Please feel free to contact kelvin for more information and pictures on
0789740207
Regards,
Details about macaws
tea and chicken drumstick bones first thing in the morning along with
steamed vegetables (carrots, mealies, peas, beans chickpeas) and fresh
fruit such as grenedillas, grapes, chopped apple, plums, litchis
(generally woolies has these all year round imported from other countries)
cherries when available, egg food porridge, and then they can also help
themselves to sunflower seeds and parrot puffs all day long.
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