[email protected] Scam Exposed – Phishing Email!
Have you received an email from [email protected] that says there’s a complaint about your profile and you should confirm the legitimacy of your business? Beware! It is a scam. The email was sent by scammers posing as Better Business Bureau (BBB). The aim of this scam is to get your personal info, financial and business documents.
This article provides information on how the scam works, and what to do if you’re victim of this scam.
How does the [email protected] Scam Email work?
The scam starts with an email allegedly from BBB, claiming that the recipient’s company profile was reported. Recipients are told to provide sensitive documents; Utility bill, Business license/Articles of Incorporation, Tax documentation, Operating license, Insurance documents, etc. in order to confirm the legitimacy of their business. However, that is where the scam comes in.
Once you provide the listed documents, the scammers would sell the documents to the dark web, and it would be used to commit all manner of fraud. This would then be used for illegal purposes such as to create a fake invoice, to set up fraudulent online stores, etc.
See an excerpt of the phishing email below –
[email protected] Scam – Redflags That Stand Out
1. It’s not from Better Business Bureau Official Email Address
The first indicator that the email is a phishing attempt is that it wasn’t sent from the official BBB email addresses which ends in bbb.org.
2. It contains Typos
A close look at the email shows typos, and improper use of words.
3. Urgency.
In addition to incorrect language and conventions, urgency is another red flag. The Scammers create urgency that forces you to make a decision or click on something quickly in hopes that you will act without thinking things through.
What To Do If You Received The Scam Email from [email protected]
Do Not Respond
Don’t attempt to respond to the email, no matter how urgent or legit it looks. When you respond to a scam email you give the scammer notice that the email made it all the way to your inbox, and not a spam folder
Report The Email To BBB
Report the scam email to the official BBB social media pages or via the complaint email [email protected]
Mark The Email As Spam
Click the Report SPAM button available in almost all web-based email services today. If not, you can do it with Outlook or Apple’s Mail, too. Train that spam filter to recognize the bad stuff because it does still miss some.
Conclusion
[email protected] scam email is a phishing attempt that trick business owners into providing sensitive company information. Beware!
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