Email Scam: Did you receive an Email claiming Claim Your Fifty Dollar Walmart Reward
Email and Online Scams -
Have You Received a Scam Email?
hugarace.ml, claiming Claim Your Fifty Dollar Walmart Reward
Did you receive an email from hugarace.ml, claiming Claim Your Fifty Dollar Walmart Reward?
Did they then instruct you to Grab Your Card Now! by clicking a link to a website that is obviously unrelated to Walmart 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! 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 Mali, 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.
Notice that the website is NOT Walmart.com and isn't even in the United States.
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Report received:
From: Thank you! Walmart [mailto:notification+e6omI3aCCZQot0ACdKr5oSJTAaiK5MZcX@hugarace.ml]
Sent: Monday,
June 29, 2020 12:48 PM
To:
Subject: Claim Your Fifty Dollar Walmart Reward
For:
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 18:47:32 +0200
Your $100 Walmart Gift Card Available
Please Tell us where to send your Gift Card
Grab Your Card Now!
Other subject lines used by the scammer
The scammers try many variations of the scam, hoping you will fall for one. In one day, we received 25 emails from this scammer. Things
like:
- Claim Your Fifty Dollar Walmart Reward
- We have an important message for you!
- We have been trying to reach you Please respond!
- Did you forget? Your $50 Walmart Reward Is Waiting
- Shopper, You can qualify to get a $50 Walmart gift card!
- Shopper, You can qualify to get a $50 Walmart gift card!
- Walmart reward Open immediately!
- Congratulations! An Walmart reward has arrived!
- Congratulations! You can get a $50 Walmart gift card!
- We Want Your Thoughts! Claim Your Fifty Dollar Walmart Reward
- CONGRATS! You Can Get $50 Walmart Rewards
- Confirmed: Your Fifty Dollar Walmart Reward
- Walmart Rewards $50 Value. Participation Required
- Congratulations! You can get a $50 Walmart gift card!
- Claim Your Fifty Dollar Walmart Offer
- Claim Your Fifty Dollar Walmart Reward
- $50 Walmart Reward. Participation Required
- Few People Know How to Save with Free Samples
- Your Opinion is Important! Take This Survey to Claim Your $50
Information about hugarace.ml, claiming Claim Your Fifty Dollar Walmart 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 (hugarace.ml, claiming Claim Your Fifty Dollar Walmart Reward):
It is a scam
Don't fall for it. It is a scam.
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
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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.
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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 .
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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.