Have you ever gotten a message from someone you know warning you about a possible threat?
Perhaps it was an email that said Microsoft would send you $500 if you forward an email to your friends.
Generally speaking, the email provides a call to action. It asks you to do something or forward the email on. Don’t be fooled.
If you want to check an email to see if it is genuine, go to Snopes and type in a couple of key words at the top of the page. You will quickly see if the email is real or fake.
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I have been told I Won The Range Rover Auto Lottery in The U.K. is this for REAL?
I received email received from England telling me I have won a Range Rover in lottery. It smells fishy and I don’t like the personal ID questions I am required to answer when responding. It feels like a fraud, it smells like a fraud… so it must be a fraud. Any comments?? Thanks.
It’s a fraud. No doubt about it.
GK
Atlas Exclusive;Obama organizing in high school
Recieved an email from my sister (no source divulged, came from her daughter’s in-laws) about various congressmen and candidates making flight arrangements who asked foolish questions revealing an unusual lack of knowledge about destinations; one who wanted to go to Capetown Massachusetts; one who, going to China, insisted that he didn’t need a Visa, as American Express had been adaquate on previous trips, etc. Would like to make it plain to Sis that this is an outrageous fabrication. She won’t listen to me, but respects Snopes.