Jesse Brown – Your ATM Card
Dear Friend, Does this seem familiar: Jesse Brown – Your ATM Card? If it does you are sure to find out that possible identity theft and definite financial fraud is awaiting you. All the best, The Con artists.
This fraudelent email is sent to you on behalf of Jesse Brown [jbrown7@livedoor.com]. Are you familiar with this person? If not, than get going with your day and delete the email as it is spam. But if you are still reading…
Please read the first sentence. Okay! Now tell me: is this a run-on that is saying I inherited a lot of money on an ATM card? Or, is this identity theft about to happen? I can withdraw the money at any ATM in the world, worldwide. I think that is great, the greatest. I feel that it will take me several years to take out all the funds with the usual daily ATM withdrawal limit of around 300 to 500 dollars. All I have to do is reply to the thieves and submit $205 USD to get the fake funds. This is brilliant! The con artists are even telling you that there will be a cost involved. If you did the math you are probably telling yourself that this is a great investment. If you did the math again you are probably thinking this may be a con. Both ways of thinking are rightfully yours, but the end results are absolutely different. You actually get to keep your $205 when you choose door # 2.
Again, the call to action. Get the money when you give us the money. I smell a rat!
It gets even better. I need to get a “safe mailing address.” I wonder where I get one. I also wonder if their accredited Air line will have to land in my front yard to deliver the funds. Don’t they have delivery firms, UPS, Fedex, etc. that do those kinds of things. Can I pick up the ATM card myself? Well, I better not ask as I may get really scammed for more.
By now I hope that you are seeing an enormous amount of writing mistakes. This email is far from professional and the implied actions should make the reader wonder if this is really a valid offer. Stop identity theft, financial fraud, and years of hitting your head against the wall by learning how you can prevent these crimes, not your head banging. Browse this blog and share it with your family and friends. Perhaps you can save them some cash on their drywall costs.
Striving to serve you better.
Yours Faithfully
(Really, that’s it) Manager
About the Author: Radek M. Gadek is a graduate of the Masters in Criminal Justice Program at Boston University. In his spare time he wants to help everyone understand the dangers of identity theft and financial fraud. Will he succeed in doing so? That is yet to be seen...