#email scam

[aliceundrground]

Yall this is some super sketchy shit

Most of the time if you click a drop down and see the actual email address its really obvious that an email is a scam, even if the contents look legit.

Scammers have been using eventbrite to make themselves appear as verified senders at a glance and I'm 100% sure this has tricked more than a handful of folks.

Highly encourage passing this on and maybe reminding less savvy friends and family to Never Click Links in Emails!

#apple scam #email scam #eventbrite scam #psa #phising #pls reblog #or just pass along a reminder! #this one's pretty damn insidious #internet psa

[singingrainbows]

#twitter #email scam #twitter scam #heads up #yes I still use twitter

[helloaprilhan]

What exactly are the effects of phishing attacks on businesses? Find out what happens when an employee falls prey to a phishing scam.

#phishing #cybersecurity #email scam #email security #identity theft #social engineering

[lahabarista]

Instagram Scammer Targeting Artists

I think most of us have realized there is a rise of scammers, especially towards artists.

I have below my encounter with a scammer on Instagram; I want to out them hoping it would avoid other people from falling for their attempt.

Today, I accepted an art commission of 4 different pieces -- a total of 400$USD -- intended for their "son" as a gift. I was already wary, especially since their profile felt...off.

Now I've already established some ground rules on how I proceed with commissions:

Only accept payment through PayPal under USD currency. Always take upfront money. I take 50-60% upfront for first time clients.

Do not accept direct payments. Provide an official invoice link with terms & conditions, what the client has commissioned, and other important information that they agree with.

While details are required on the invoice for tax purposes (in my case); do not fulfill with information that they can leverage against you or use to much more effectively phish you. (I use a separate email on my invoice than my PP account)

At first they wanted to only deposit money directly, but I insisted with invoice only. Once provided, they sent me "proof of payment.

There's already some red flags because PP did not notify me on my primary email of any transaction; and nothing was deposit into my PP wallet. Invoice still shows as an unpaid invoice.

The scammer then kept bringing up that I should have gotten an email notification; check your folder! check your spams! Their insistence was weird and it clicked that they were a scammer. I receive the email below through the email provided on the Invoice, which is...not attached to my PP account, lol.

Additionally, that is not my name on the account, only the business name on Invoice. (Pretty sure PP doesn't greet you, either)

A lot of red flags stand out for me. First, the obvious, the Sender email is a Gmail account, lol.

Also, I'm familiar that the maximum transaction on PayPal is 10,000$ -- I've had couple of hundred dollars transaction before. If a deposit could not be made, it would not request the seller to refund the client or contact them to further forward an additional 200$USD.

Also, it doesn't make sense to request the person to reply to the email to contact support...because automatic Paypal notification is a do-not-reply.

Also, signed, "The PayPal Teams" really got to me.

Right now, I'm just wasting their time as they had wasted mine. I told them I didn't receive any emails; no deposit (because its true); just some back and forth.

Anyways, avoid that person on Insta -- block them and report them if you can.

#email scam #paypal scam #scammers #scam alert #psa

[simplorist]

My funny news is that someone tried to use one of my emails to make an onlyfans account. But I already had an onlyfans on a different email so I was initially just confused because I didn’t remember using that specific email.

After years Ima finally change my password.

#email scam #personal story #i made an account #for scientific purposes

[aiolegalservices]

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[richard0fixpc]

#email scam

[davidileonard]

Variation on a theme of an email scam

It’s a good idea to be aware of this scam used by email hackers A couple of months ago I received an email from a client (apparently) that revealed a bit of a twist on a well-known email scam. This client had suffered an email hack about a year previously (through having a weak password). The hackers must have copied the contents of his Contacts list for future use. Then they did nothing for…

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#email scam #iTunes gift card

[newsofthenight]

Nigerian Royal Astonished by Lack of Response to Generous Offer

His Royal Highness Prince Adebayo Okonkwo is reportedly becoming more and more frustrated as he fails to understand why the world isn’t jumping at the chance to help him share his vast wealth. Having diligently sent emails to every human on Earth multiple times, Prince Adebayo expressed his genuine confusion in a recent interview. “I offered them vast riches, unimaginable fame, and all they…

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#email #email scam #fabulously wealthy #Generous Offer #Lack of Response #money #Nigerian #Nigerian Royal #prince #Royal #scam #transfer small amount #untold riches

[kbjones]

Another Scam alert for Artists

Another Scam Alert for Artists Eventually I figured out that it was that old, familiar Academic Event Organizer scam. But it's sneaky! https://wp.me/pLP9Y-5fD #academiceventorganizer #scam #fraud #certifiedbankdraft #cashierscheck #bankcertifiedcheck

Today I received a message in my email from my website’s comment form. Now, I do absolutely get cold contacts through this form that are absolutely legit and lead to perfectly good projects. Some of my favorite projects have come from cold contacts from that form. However, it’s the internet. Not everything on the internet is safe or true. Just for self-preservation, I’m always just a little…

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#academic event organizer scam #advice #artist #artists #bank certified check #be careful #beware #cartoonist #cashier&039;s check #certified bank draft #email #email scam #fake check scam #fraud #illustrator #joan falken #scam #watch out

[saltypiss]

Republicans saw the nigerian prince scam, as in, make it so dumb, mispelt, poorly grammarized and absurd, to weed out smart people and only deal with the most vulnerable and manipulatable?

That's republicanism.

#republicans #us politics #covid #email scam #nigerian prince email scam

[kunsart]

Beware of this SCAM!

I just got a notification in my Yahoo email account that there’s an updated user agreement, and I need to log in to “accept” the new conditions to continue to use the service. OH NO! I BETTER DO THAT RIGHT AWAY BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! Wait a second, I’m already logged in, or else I wouldn’t be able to look at this email. Let me see who sent this to me. Huh? It’s a Gmail account?! Yahoo doesn’t…

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#email scam #hack #identity theft #phishing #scam #yahoo scam

[dollarstoredoodles]

Fishing Scams – a Push Button Heads comic by Everett Wilson

#comic #phishing #fishing #listicle #vector art #monochromatic #teal #email scam

[voudeals]

#email scam #email threats #email security

[digitalmel]

Hackers and scammers are still at it on Instagram.

Tricking you into changing the account email address. In some cases they are demanding payment to get it back while others are using it to victimize your followers. friends and family.

#instagramscam #scammers #email scam #instagram #digitalmel #scamalert #cryptocurrencies #forexscam #forextrader #youtube #forexcourse #freemoneyscam #Youtube

[tcoops16]

I’ve been on Tumblr for many years, and ever since the whole #TwitterShutdown fiasco started, I’ve been getting a Ton of Lewd/18+ bots following me.

Today was the first crypto bot attempting their hand at it, and all I can ask is… what took you so long cryptobot!?

In all honesty, it hasn’t been any better on Twitter. One of my accounts gets nothing but “Free OF” & “Help Me Manage My Crypto” spam messages. And I just saw one come in through the Twitter account for work last week.

It’s this generation’s “African Prince” scam. And guess what, those still show up in my emails spam folder! lol

Alright, rambling over. I’m just so tired of it.

#crypto scams #18+ scams #adult entertainment scams #scams #scam #scam likely #email scam #African Prince scam #elon musk #elon twitter #twitter #twitter shutdown #tumblr rant #vent tag #rant #small rant #i dont know why i made this #i’m just rambling #i’m just so tired of it #i’m just done