From: "Ferdinand Barranco"<asdf11@katamail.com>
Reply: <ferdinandbarranco@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 01:05:57 -0700
Subject: CONTRACT OFFER: SUPPLY REQUIRED
Hello,
My name is Ferdinand Barranco and I am an international trade agent and representative operating here in Philippines.
I would like to know if you have the capability and will want to supply your products to the Philippines government on a contract arrangement.
There’s an opportunity going on now where we can introduce your products to our government.
If you have interest, kindly reply with your complete products and price list for our review.
You can know more about us by clicking on our website
www.chglsa.com
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Ferdinand Barranco
10B/12 Benavidez Street
Corner Trasierra Legaspi Villa
1229 Makati City Philippines.
Consultant Tel: (+63 1800 13200041
Skype: msupply02
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Hi,
I have got the similar email and by suprise i beleved the way he have sent this mail and for my luck i came accross this link when i search for his address in the google search. Thanks again for the awareness, Dave McDave really appreciate for what you have done.
Regards,
Sajin Sunny.
Thanks for the feedback, its good to know we are helping.
Its not apparent how this person plans to proceed, but there is plenty to raise suspicion about the Email. First, the from address asdf11@katamail.com is totally different from the reply address and any name mentioned in the Email. Second, they are using a public Email address Outlook.com. Especially as they drew attention to their website, you would expect them to be using @chglsa.com for an Email.
Finally, the content of the Email is generic. It starts “Hello” not “Dear Mr…..”. It then refers to “products”, not a specific item or even a category of items. This isn’t just spamming for business, they are casting a wide net hoping to catch one unfortunate person.
I do not know what they plan to do, but even replying to them you are giving away details, such as a genuine Name, company and Email that could be used for scamming others, or other forms of identity theft.
The conclusion is never trust an Email, due diligence at all times. It only takes seconds to google an Email address, there are a few sites about like Brendinghat to throw up suspicious matches, and we aim to get Emails online whilst the spammer is still sending their bulk Emails.