Scam Beware

Just wanted to make everyone aware of a sophisticated scam.


Yesterday I received an e-mail supposedly from a friend in U.K. saying that they were having problems buying an Amazon gift card for a friend and could I get it for them. Everything about the e-mail looked totally genuine. Address correct etc.
Of course would help a friend. When I asked for the details they gave me a name and e-mail and wanted £200. I was suspicious because of the amount. I contacted the friend via an alternative e-mail asking if the e-mails had come from them and the reply was yes. Not satisfied I sent a watsap and my friend said that they had not contacted me.
Both e-mail accounts have been hijacked and diverted. Even though I sent a message directly to my friend they did not receive it but the hijacker did.



BE AWARE STAY ALERT

Bastar# scammers, thanks for
Heads up

They certainly try all sorts. Thanks for the info

You have to be do careful these days it's awful
Thanks for letting us know

Two separate email A/C's hacked, what's the bets they were using the same password for both?

So how many more friends of your friend fell for the scam from both of his hijacked email accounts.

The story fails the 'smell' test from the get go.

Just a bit.

It's clever because they don't ask for an amount in the first instance. Like all good scams they lead you along a bit at a time.