Email Scams

Think you could spot an email scam?
A lot of people think they know what to look for. But do they really?

Eyewitness News hit the mall with an eye opening email scam test that could help you protect your identity.

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News & Politics

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• email
• scam

[Tobleus]

i replyed to one and said hello paypal how much money do i have in my bank ^^

the didnt know or reply..

[frenchfriedfrenchmen]

I got the one that said some shit about 5.25 million dollars

[yannitoob]

Do no reply no matter who it is -- if in doubt call the company directly through a number you get from information.

[Sam219711]

I got one e-mail about this lady who is about to die from the netherlands and said she was going to give me around 9 millioin USD and said that God said to her to e-mail me (blah, blah, blah). I knew this was a scam, but I retartedly replyed saying that "I'm not stupid" and now I'm getting more :( ............Don't fall for any e-mail like that and don't reply to those e-mails either........ (hope this helps) :)

[Conceptskatemedia]

I just got one today and its really easy to spot it, im supprised they didn't give better advice........................­..............................­................. Their are 3 ways to spot it, first if they don't adress you by your first name its a scam. 2nd look at who the email was from if its not from a legit adress like support(at)paypal(dot)com then its fake. Also the address they link too, if its not the official url of the company then its a scam. Hope i helped

[nopolysix]

I didn`t :-)

[Hyperclownpenny]

I heard that people from Denmark would fall for the "shower scam" during WWII

[BowlingFreak218]

soooo damn true lmao

[nopolysix]

Only americans are stupid enough to fall for this. Everybody else use their natural intelect to avoid being a total idiot and respond to those mails. Come on, is it really that hard to spot the obvious?

[mjisback09]

when I got one I wanted to tell them where to go but no it's best not to reply