Email Fraud Alert received from: Paul
I recently received an email with this subject line: You have R1,470 to claim 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:
Dear Valued customer,
You have been awarded the sum of R1,470 in the Ucount reward program. Login,confirm your details as registered with Standard Bank to update your profile. Payment will be deposited in your account after 24 hours.NOTE: Details,will be thoroughly verified, OTP (One Time Password) will be sent for verification.Failure to confirm your details correctly and funds will be withdrawn.
Click Below to Update your Standard Bank Profile, Verify and Claim R1,470
UCount Rewards Programme
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The above email was sent by “0860 UCOUNT (82 68 68)” from this email address: enquiries@ucount.co.za
I, Paul, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “0860 UCOUNT (82 68 68)”:
I think you spelled uCount wrong – you added an ‘o’ in!