I Almost Got Suckered By One of Those Phony Emails

missunder

missunder

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"Summer Payless Shoe Bonanza- Shoe Giveaway" was in the subject line

Hopefully there are no viruses in this email because I opened it, the email address was a dead giveaway ([email protected])

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How do you know when it's a scam? I just rec'd an email that I won 1st prize in the Indianapolis 500 sweeps. The affidavit requires my info notarized which includes my SSN. Is this normal?
 
One way to tell if a win is a REAL win is .... did you enter the sweepstakes? You didn't win if you didn't enter. Also, yes if the prize is of high enough value the SS# on a notarized affy is normal. Who did the email come from about your Indy win? If it was from a foreign country it is probably not a win, but if it is from eprize or another known agency it is probably real.
 
Sometimes if I am skeptical about an email I will open by going through Properties. This way you can read it without opening the email.

If you right click on the email, then click on Properities in the pop-up box, click on Message - you can read it safely (as least I think it's safe), but this way the email is not opened and it shows the email address.
 
Re: I Almost Got Suckered By One of Those Phony Emails _UPDATE READ

oops - after clicking on Properties, click Detail, then Message at bottom of box.
 
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