Email Scams
The most common form of electronic communication is also one of the most common avenues for scammers as email scams have been running for decades.
Some have become part of pop culture, including the infamous Nigerian prince scam – a form of inheritance scam, promising free money for vital information, one of the oldest phishing scams – and others.
Email Scams: List Below
Email scams have gotten even more sophisticated, including Amazon scam email messages that really appear to be from Amazon.
Apple ID email scams are common as well, with the millions of users of iPhones and other Apple products across the globe.
New email scams are arising every day, so keep your eyes open and watch this space to learn about them as they develop. See below:
December 31, 2020
Beware of the Capella BioScience scam. If you have received an email from Steve Holmes at steve.holmes@capellabioscience.com, be careful.
October 1, 2020
Beware of a fake Google subpoena scam going around the web. It comes as an email featuring a subpoena notice from Google. See how it works here:
September 29, 2020
Beware of a new email circulating in the United Kingdom, known as the HM Court & Tribunal Service Scam, aka the fake Penalty Charge Notice.
January 2, 2021
Watch out for the iCloud Locked email scam. The subject lines are: "Apple ID alert" or "iCloud ID".
September 7, 2020
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September 5, 2020
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September 5, 2020
Sole Society Legal Action Email: How The Scam Works Sole Society is a well-known company that designs and sells women […]
August 12, 2020
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August 12, 2020
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August 12, 2020
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August 12, 2020
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August 12, 2020
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August 12, 2020
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August 12, 2020
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August 12, 2020
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