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About your $16.3million

Microsoft


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 12th August 2017 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 About your $16.3million
Apparent Sender:
 Microsoft Whats this?
Return Address:
 andrewmccabe@fbi.gov Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 https://www.thebalance.com/g00/bank-drafts-315281?
 i10c.referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
  Whats this?
Anchor text of URLs:
 1)  , 2)  , 3)
https://www.thebalance.com/g00/bank-drafts-31
5281?i10c.referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.c
om%2F, 4)  , 5)   Whats this?
Location:
 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 26104-330829-727306
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Microsoft by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


  • Microsoft never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.


  • The anchor text appears as a legitimate URL, but don't be fooled - clicking on it will take you to a phishing site!


     
Content
 
 

FBI HEADQUARTERS

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING

935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C.
20535-0001

WEBSITE: WWW.FBI.GOV

ATTENTION

PAYMENT OF UK LOTTERY WINNING VALUED AT
$16.3MILLION WON IN 2015

MY NAME IS ANDREW MCCABE. I AM THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATIONS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE BEEN
MANDATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FBI AND THE
PRESIDENT OF UNITED S...


 
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