What should you do if you receive a fraudulent e-mail?
Phishing e-mail pretending to be from a bank:
If you receive a phishing e-mail pretending to be from a bank that asks for personal or financial information, there are two things you should do: report it and delete it.
Report it: Banks and other companies need your help to shut down fraudulent websites. By reporting any fraudulent e-mails you receive to the bank or other company being spoofed, you can help us prevent other people from falling for e-mail fraud. Click the links below to find out how to report e-mail fraud to a bank. Also you can forward that email to banks customer care department and ask them to take action against those mails and ask them to aware all customers.
Delete it: The best way to protect yourself from e-mail fraud is to recognize it for what it is: a scam. Once you’ve reported the fraudulent e-mail, delete it. Do not reply or click on any link provided in the e-mail.
If you think you have provided your personal information in response to a fraudulent e-mail, you should immediately report it to your bank and to your local police.
Phishing e-mail pretending to be from a well known Company regarding lottery/award/Fund Transfer/Invetsment Proposal/Donation:
Delete it: Do not reply with information or click on any link provided in the e-mail.
Please visit my below posts to get more information about online scams and steps to avoid-
What is phishing?
I\ve just received the scam SMS from UK. it says to email the information of number to win@eugrant48.com. do we have any way to pretend it?
ReplyDeleteSuch fraudsters always asks for personal info, they use it communicate with u n try to show u tht it is genuine, dont fall under those trap n dont share any info with them. Simply delete those mails ignore. Stay alert n let others know about such scams :)
DeleteI have received one email from Punjab state lottery, it says that ur email id has been awarded to 2 cr indian rs . should I repot it ?
ReplyDeleteHi kulijit, this is clearly a scam email. But police will take action only after serious fraud done. So for safe side, dont share any info n let others know about such scam mails/sms. Thanks
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Why this cheating sir this cheating not stop sir
DeleteWhy this cheating sir this cheating not stop sir
DeleteHi Priya, of course it is scam email. Today's world, many ppl want short cut to earn money. And these fraudsters targetting these soft targets for earning money by cheating them. So stay alert n dont share any info. Also let others know about such scams. Thanks
Deleteplease informed me who is rev: solomon abyan. He said to me he is Prize Redemption Assistancet.
ReplyDeleteplease informed me who is rev: solomon abyan. He said to me he is Prize Redemption Assistancet.
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ReplyDeleteplease informed me who is rev: solomon abyan. He said to me he is Prize Redemption Assistancet for ICC Cyprus.
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Deletei have given all my information by mistakely plz suggest me what can i do to come over from dis. if i will not reply dem further then everything will normal na?? is der any chance of taking money directly from my bank provider??\
ReplyDeleteHi, if u just shared bank account number, then it is ok. You can change ur netbnking login n password, ur atm password for safe side with strong password. Thanks
DeleteYOU ARE SELECTING AS A WINNER FOR 500000 CASH FROM SAMSUNG.COMAPNY TO GET YOUR AMOUNT SEND UR NAME ADDRESS NUMBER AT OUR EMAIL SAMASUNGPR32@HOTMAIL.COM IT IS TRUE.
ReplyDeleteIt is scam sms. Plz ignore it. Go through articles given at the end of post and above comments for more information.
DeleteToday says deposid mony with a ac no named by some one roy to gate my bmw reawrd near 4cr. I recor all calls.sume one calls me introducing from delhi custom office to pay mony and get reward now i want pynished thease fraud. What i do now say some thing
ReplyDeleteI suggest contact your nearest police station and check with them any help they can provide on this as u hv some proofs. Thanks.
Deletenever pay to win thats my thoughts if i win a prize they should know my name not just send to reciepients.
ReplyDeleteExactly Brenda, they will try to pretend it's genuine but never fall in these traps. Thanks for sharing ur valuable opinion.
DeleteI just got an mail from samsung electronics uk that you are selected as the winner of our 40th anniversery draw and you have won five hundred thousand great britian dollar give us your personal details like bank account no etc . I thought that it is a message from samsung company and i have provided my bank details and aadhar no please tell me can they steal money from my account and also what they can do with my aadhar no
ReplyDeleteHi, as per my knowledge they dont care what details you are sharing like name, addess, bank account number etc. At the end they just ask u to deposit money on some accounts and once received money they will stop responding.Hope so u have not shared pin number, credit/debit card details, if shared plz immediately change pin number, password n monitor your accounts for next few days for safe side. Don't transfer money if they r asking. Let others know about such frauds.
DeleteI also got same massage " Ur mobile no got money....then why they are asking contact no?
ReplyDeleteI also got same massage " Ur mobile no got money....then why they are asking contact no?
ReplyDeleteI received a message from a person by the name of Amenda Abella that I won a major price with Samsung promotion in Malaysia and asKing for contact number etc..
ReplyDeleteIt is fraud message, please ignore it
DeleteI have received an email from diplomat Thomas Carrick about the Facebook anniversary lucky winner.So what can I do to know it's fake or real?
ReplyDeleteCan u please paste complete mail here.
DeleteI have received an email from icc357@outlook.com that I have won $50000. What should I do.
ReplyDeleteIt is fake mail, please ignore
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