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Email Scam: Did you receive an Email claiming Congrats! You've Been Selected For $50 CVS Reward

Email and Online Scams -

Have You Received a Scam Email?
From satzeroids.cf, claiming Congrats! You've Been Selected For $50 CVS Reward

Did you receive an email from satzeroids.cf, claiming Congrats! You've Been Selected For $50 CVS Reward? Did they then instruct you to click on a link to satzeroids.cf or something similar?

Well, don't fall for it.  It is a scam, and if you call them back or follow their instructions you will lose money and possibly your identity! .CF is the top level domain extension for Central Africa.  You don't need to be a genius to fihgure out that CVS's website isn't in Africa.  The people behind this are the worst kind of human scum; willing to do anything to scare, threaten, lie, cheat and steal money from anyone, including the elderly and poor. They usually operate out of Nigeria, China, Russia and even some developed western countries. Attachments typically include malware to infect your computer, tablet or phone and allow the scammer to capture your passwords.

  1. Report received:

    From: Thank you! CVS [mailto:notification+Vt7fP4gDJuKjWsZQRFfgTBSNvLi7WUt1K@satzeroids.cf]
    Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 12:13 PM

    Subject: Congrats! You've Been Selected For $50 CVS Reward

     

     

     Congrats! You've Been Selected For $50 CVS Reward

     

     

     

     

     

     

    click here   to remove yourself from our emails list

     

  2. Another example:

    In this one, the "Grab your card link" goes to http://herbivors.ml/r.php. Notice the domain country extension, .ml for Mali, which is almost always used for scams!

    Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2020 16:28:23 +0200
    CONGRATS! You've received a new CVS Pharmacy Gift Card
    Over $450,000 in Gift Cards given out to Date!
    Grab Your Card Now!

Information About satzeroids.cf, claiming Congrats! You've Been Selected For $50 CVS Reward

There are several websites that focus on reports of scam Emails.

The links below go to pages on these other websites were you can read reports about the scams associated with this phone number (From satzeroids.cf, claiming Congrats! You've Been Selected For $50 CVS Reward):

 

It is a scam

Don't fall for it.  It is a scam. Scammers create fraudulent websites that illegally use CVS logos, and other aspects of the CVS brand. CVS is in no way associated with these fraudulent websites. All legitimate CVS sites can be accessed from one of the CVS official sites:

Contact CVS by phone at 888-607-4287.

What to do

Just ignore it and delete the email. Do not click on anything in the email.

Apple offers the following advice:

If you get a suspicious Email:
Scammers spoof phone numbers and use flattery and threats to pressure you into giving them information, money, and even iTunes gift cards. Always verify the caller's identity before you provide any personal information. If you get an unsolicited call from someone claiming to be from Apple, hang up and contact us directly.

Microsoft says:

Tech support scams are an industry-wide issue where scammers use scare tactics to trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services that supposedly fix contrived device, platform, or software problems.
Scammers may call you directly on your phone and pretend to be representatives of a software company. They might even spoof the caller ID so that it displays a legitimate support phone number from a trusted company. They can then ask you to install applications that give them remote access to your device. Using remote access, these experienced scammers can misrepresent normal system output as signs of problems.

Cybercriminals don't just send fraudulent email messages and set up fake websites. They might also call you on the telephone and claim to be from Microsoft. They might offer to help solve your computer problems or sell you a software license. Once they have access to your computer, they can do the following:

Trick you into installing malicious software that could capture sensitive data, such as online banking user names and passwords. They might also then charge you to remove this software.

See these pages for guidance as applicable to your specific situation:

Protect Yourself:

The following documents and websites can help you learn more about phishing and how to protect yourself against phishing attacks.


Methods of Reporting Phishing Email to the US Government

  • In Outlook Express, you can create a new message and drag and drop the phishing email into the new message. Address the message to phishing-report@us-cert.gov  and send it.
  • In Outlook Express you can also open the email message* and select File > Properties > Details. The email headers will appear. You can copy these as you normally copy text and include it in a new message tophishing-report@us-cert.gov .
  • If you cannot forward the email message, at a minimum, please send the URL of the phishing website.

* If the suspicious mail in question includes a file attachment, it is safer to simply highlight the message and forward it. Some configurations, especially in Windows environments, may allow the execution of arbitrary code upon opening and viewing a malicious email message.

For More Information About Phishing, See:

There are several websites that focus on reports of scam Emails.

The links below go to pages on these other websites were you can read reports about the scams associated with this phone number (855-687-1444, claiming This is Microsoft. This call is to inform you that your Microsoft license key has expired):

Related Scams

There are a number of common telephone scams, such as:

and some new and as yet, uncommon scams.

 

For a comprehensive list of national and international agencies to report scams, see this page.