Similar to the scammers dream hope per,
‘McAfee SCAM "PLAN HAS BEEN DONE......."
- Create immediate alarm at the magnitude of the potential loss,
- Offer an easy opportunity to correct,
- Expect some will read the message when the brain is dulled,
- Hope in the rush to save the family fortune key warning signs are not taken in,
- There’s ‘one born every minute’ is a time honoured saying,
- There’s every incentive to attempt the scams and minimal risk of penalty if outside Aussie jurisdiction.
Wisdom can be to put such emails and messages to one side for when your brain is in it’s best place and or look to someone independent for a reset.
It’s frustrating that for the more elaborate scams clarity can only come with a phone call to your bank, CC provider, internet RSP etc using contact details from a reliable source. EG contact details on the card, last invoice, bank statement etc.
