iPhone Phishing Scam - caydeng974@digiposte.fr

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from: Trenton Curtis <trentoncurtis1266@6th.ru>
date: Oct 29, 2023, 8:56 PM
subject: We're searching for iPhone 15 testers
mailed-by: 6th.ru
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Hi,

How would you like to trying out the brand new iPhone 15 on our behalf?

In return, you can hold onto the phone.

Regrettably, we aren't able to offer cash rewards.

We understand if that's a concern.

If you'd like to continuing, please check the attached welcome kit.

The access code is 𝟿𝟺𝟶𝟾

Cheers,

Trenton

MALWARE WARNING: The above email contains a malicious file attachment that might infect your computer with malware, viruses, trojans, worms, keyloggers, rootkits, trackers or spyware. If you clicked on the file attachment contained within the email then you should run Malwarebytes on your computer immediately to scan and remove any malicious software which may have been illegally installed onto your system by the malicious file attachment. You can download and run Malwarebytes for free from the following link: https://malwarebytes.com. Hitman Pro is another software package option which also offers a fully functional (30-day free trial) anti-malware program that you can also run on your computer to remove any malicious software. You can download that here: https://hitmanpro.com

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from: Ignacio William <ignaciowilliam3803@tviger.ru>
date: Oct 30, 2023, 10:09 PM
subject: We're searching for iPhone 15 testers
mailed-by: tviger.ru
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Greetings

Would you be interested in testing the latest iPhone 15 for us?

As a token of appreciation, you can keep the iPhone.

Regrettably, we aren't able to offer financial compensation.

We completely get it if that's a concern.

If you're keen on continuing, please check the attached welcome document.

The entry code is 8663

Best regards,

Ignacio

MALWARE WARNING: The above email contains a malicious file attachment that might infect your computer with malware, viruses, trojans, worms, keyloggers, rootkits, trackers or spyware. If you clicked on the file attachment contained within the email then you should run Malwarebytes on your computer immediately to scan and remove any malicious software which may have been illegally installed onto your system by the malicious file attachment. You can download and run Malwarebytes for free from the following link: https://malwarebytes.com. Hitman Pro is another software package option which also offers a fully functional (30-day free trial) anti-malware program that you can also run on your computer to remove any malicious software. You can download that here: https://hitmanpro.com

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from: Moses Charles <mosescharles52@digiposte.fr>
date: Oct 30, 2023, 10:09 PM
subject: We're in need of iPhone 15 users
mailed-by: digiposte.fr
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Hello

Would you be interested in testing the new iPhone 15 on our behalf?

As a token of appreciation, you can keep the phone.

Unfortunately, we aren't able to offer monetary rewards.

We understand if that's an issue.

If you're keen on moving forward, please check the included welcome document.

The entry code is 4269

Warm regards,

Moses

MALWARE WARNING: The above email contains a malicious file attachment that might infect your computer with malware, viruses, trojans, worms, keyloggers, rootkits, trackers or spyware. If you clicked on the file attachment contained within the email then you should run Malwarebytes on your computer immediately to scan and remove any malicious software which may have been illegally installed onto your system by the malicious file attachment. You can download and run Malwarebytes for free from the following link: https://malwarebytes.com. Hitman Pro is another software package option which also offers a fully functional (30-day free trial) anti-malware program that you can also run on your computer to remove any malicious software. You can download that here: https://hitmanpro.com

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from: Cayden Gill <caydeng974@digiposte.fr>
date: Oct 30, 2023, 10:09 PM
subject: We're searching for iPhone 15 testers
mailed-by: digiposte.fr
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Hello

How would you like to testing the latest iPhone 15 for us?

As a token of appreciation, you can retain the device.

Regrettably, we won't be able to offer monetary rewards.

We totally comprehend if you have reservations.

If you're keen on moving forward, kindly check the enclosed welcome package.

The entry code is 8353

Cheers,

Cayden

MALWARE WARNING: The above email contains a malicious file attachment that might infect your computer with malware, viruses, trojans, worms, keyloggers, rootkits, trackers or spyware. If you clicked on the file attachment contained within the email then you should run Malwarebytes on your computer immediately to scan and remove any malicious software which may have been illegally installed onto your system by the malicious file attachment. You can download and run Malwarebytes for free from the following link: https://malwarebytes.com. Hitman Pro is another software package option which also offers a fully functional (30-day free trial) anti-malware program that you can also run on your computer to remove any malicious software. You can download that here: https://hitmanpro.com

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from: Theodore Carlson <tcarlson65@tetgate.com>
date: Oct 30, 2023, 10:09 PM
subject: We're looking for iPhone 15 users
mailed-by: tetgate.com
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Hi

How would you like to trying out the brand new iPhone 15 for us?

As a thank you, you can keep the phone.

Sadly, we aren't able to offer cash rewards.

We totally comprehend if that's an issue.

If you'd like to moving forward, please check the included welcome kit.

The access code is 6614

Best regards,

EXTORTION SCAM WARNING - PLEASE READ: The above email is an extortion scam that is attempting to extort or blackmail the email recipient while stating that the recipient’s computer has been hacked and infected with Malware, a Trojan virus or by some sort of remote access tool. Thus, the claims made in the above email are totally fake and false and should be completely ignored.

This meaningless email contains only bogus claims stating that the sender of the extortion email has gained access to your computer and/or your computer’s front-facing camera and that the scammer will soon expose some compromising photos and videos of you that they have obtained by hacking your computer. They will further claim that they will send this compromising content onto your friends, family, relatives, work colleagues, etc unless you pay a stated sum of untraceable money to the scammer via Bitcoin within a short period of time, usually within 24-48 hours.

If the extortion scam email that you received appears to have been sent to you from your own email address then it is not actually coming from your own email address, nor has the scammer hacked into your email account. The scammer is simply sending the scam email out from their own email server while using a software script to spoof the sender's email address to match the recipient's email address of whom they are sending the scam email to. A study of the full email headers from the scam email that you received would reveal that the IP address of the scam email is different to your own IP address and that the scam email was actually sent out from a distant email server.

These type of extortion emails sometimes also claim that if you don’t pay the money that is being demanded from you that some of your other personal identity information (or other personal digital content) may also be exposed publicly on social-media platforms and/or that you could be arrested by a law enforcement agency for not complying. Just more lies. But then the scammer will also claim that if you pay them the money that they are demanding that they will immediately delete all of your files/content and information from their computer systems and no longer attempt to extort you any further.

In all instances, all of the above claims are 100% fake lies. Thus, your computer has not been compromised by any such malicious software and the scammer whom is sending these emails does not have any personal content of yours or any access to your computer camera, your personal photos, your personal files or access to any of the information on your computer at all. They are simply bluffing and spoofing while hoping that one might become worried enough to believe their lies.

However, if you were to actually send the scammer any money then they would not know who paid this money into their Bitcoin wallet because Bitcoin payments are anonymous and there is also no way for you to make any direct contact with the scammers to notify them that a payment was made to their Bitcoin wallet. They would also continue to attempt to blackmail and extort you further by demanding additional money from you if there were a way for them to know that a Bitcoin payment made into their Bitcoin wallet had come from you.

Therefore, if you receive such an email as the one above then do not panic, do not worry, do not become stressed, and definitely do not respond to the scammer's demands in any way since their emails are 100% fake and fraudulent. These type of emails are also known as “ScareWare” or “Sextortion” scams and so you should immediately delete these types of emails and ignore the scammer completely if you receive one. Also, typically, these types of extortion scam emails are just sent out randomly, and in bulk to many thousands of random email addresses at one time, thus nobody is specifically targeting you directly. They likely only have access to your email address and no other personal information about you.

Another form of very common ScareWare is when a scammer claims that they are from the FBI, or some other large government or law-enforcement agency, and the scammer is threatening that you will be arrested or charged with a fictitous crime if you don’t send the scammer a certain amount of money within a short period of time. These are again just more lies and fake, empty threats and you should not panic, worry, or respond to the scammer’s email since these emails are also fictitious and fraudulent claims.

If you want to scan your computer for possible Malware or Trojans, which is always good to do as a safety precaution, then you can go to https://malwarebytes.com to download, install and run Malwarebytes to perform a free malware check on your computer for any possible presence of malicious software.

Hitman Pro is another software package which offers a fully functional (30-day free trial) anti-malware program that you can also run on your computer and which cleans malware, viruses, trojans, worms, keyloggers, rootkits, trackers, spyware and more. You can download it here: https://hitmanpro.com

If you are interested to see the status of any Bitcoin wallet, and how much money has been recently transferred in and out of the wallet, then go to https://bitref.com/. Once on the website, enter a Bitcoin wallet address into the box and then it will show you a history of the last 50 payments made in and and out of that Bitcoin wallet.