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16 common email scams – and how to spot them

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Common scams – and how to spot them

To mark Scam Awareness fortnight (June 10-23), we look at some of the most common scams doing the rounds on email, Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, and explain how to spot them.

lovemoney staff

10 June 2017

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  • 11 June 2019

    Actually this email from lovemoney May be a scam as they have misspelled Tesco (Tasco) and fraudster (Fruadster) , possible scam mail?😂😂😂

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  • 11 June 2019

    Actually this email from lovemoney could be a scam as they have spelled Tesco (Tasco) and Fraudster (Fruadster) incorrectly!! Do you think this is a scam email?😂😂😂

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  • 15 August 2017

    I may not be the smartest when it comes to technology, but even i can spot a fake email! I have had 'refund' emails from HMRC, cancelled orders from Amazon (no order made), job offers from America, Even one from the 'FBI' asking why i am having $1 million waiting to go into my account from South africa...... the list goes on. I haven't fallen for them, one look at the addresses and one can tell it is fake, and the spelling....wow..... no wonder youngsters get conned, they use so much text speak they can't tell if it is incorrect. Read twice, delete once, go to company main page

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