Photo: Tredyffrin Township Police Department
Nigeria’s science and technology minister has declared that his country is going to send an astronaut into space. Indeed, ladies and gents, the widely circulated scam which claimed that a Nigerian astronaut was lost in space is going to become reality by the year 2030. On a different note, it is woeful that the U.S. is a breeding ground for scams.
The latest confidence trick that caught our attention has been identified by the Tredyffrin Township Police Department. The boys in blue inform that an email scam has gotten popular in Pennsylvania as of late. According to a release published on the Chester County portal, an employee of a local corporation has received a citation for a speeding ticket via email.
That citation is pictured above, and as many of you might already know, the police never send speeding tickets via email, especially from a shady email address such as [email protected]. The Tredyffrin Township Police informs that the scammer provided a “link and attachments for sending the funds.” The alarming thing is that the email had correct information about the speed, time, and location.
As such, the police suspects that a “free mobility or traffic APP” could’ve been used by the scam artist. Thankfully, though, no malware has been found in the attachments of this email scam. Three reports of this nature have been filed this month, all of them by Pennsylvania locals. If you happen to find an email in your inbox, you’re advised not to open it. Trojans and keyloggers are a real threat. Spyware too.
The best thing you can do to protect yourself from the presented scam is to have a trusty antivirus installed on your computer and to configure your email client for security. Furthermore, you can set up your email client to block the sender and emails with the subject “[External] Notification of excess speed.”
That citation is pictured above, and as many of you might already know, the police never send speeding tickets via email, especially from a shady email address such as [email protected]. The Tredyffrin Township Police informs that the scammer provided a “link and attachments for sending the funds.” The alarming thing is that the email had correct information about the speed, time, and location.
As such, the police suspects that a “free mobility or traffic APP” could’ve been used by the scam artist. Thankfully, though, no malware has been found in the attachments of this email scam. Three reports of this nature have been filed this month, all of them by Pennsylvania locals. If you happen to find an email in your inbox, you’re advised not to open it. Trojans and keyloggers are a real threat. Spyware too.
The best thing you can do to protect yourself from the presented scam is to have a trusty antivirus installed on your computer and to configure your email client for security. Furthermore, you can set up your email client to block the sender and emails with the subject “[External] Notification of excess speed.”
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