Original Phishing Message

Tips for Detection

  • Notice the maroon caution banner prepended to the message. This indicates the message matches patterns of other phishing attempts.
  • Many scammers offer “too good to be true” business proposals or large sums of inheritance money. Be wary of those.
  • The reply-to address is different than the sender address.

Text of Phishing Message

From: solomondavid.at[@]gmail[.]com
Reply-to: c.cramer[@]zaininbox[.]live
Subject: Good day!

Hello,

My name is Colin, I am a retiree from the Angolan Petroleum and Gas Agency and I have a business proposal in the Crude Oil Industry I would like to discuss with you. Upon your reply I shall provide you with exclusive details.

Best regards,

Colin Cramer