I don’t know anybody that likes spam. Nobody admits to liking the fake meat kind of spam but I’m talking about unsolicited email. I’ve had doubts that spam actually works except for the low risk and low overhead costs of doing so. This junk is just too stupid and obvious for even the simple minded to fall for. Maybe I was wrong.
Last night I came across a reply to a forged return address spam message that made me rethink my already low confidence level of the consumer. This came from a health professional at a large organization. She apparently received a spam/scam and wondered if it might be real before sending their money to the scammer. This person used their work email which included the privacy notice. jeez
I received a check for 4,588.67 and your <company name> logo was on the letter that I received with the check claiming that I won 250,000.00 and I was to deposit this check and then send 2,900.00 for taxes.
Are you aware of any contest that works this way, and are you involved with this North American Millions Jackpot prize thing?
Is this legit?
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