You Could Be A Target Of E-Mail Fraud
April 12, 2010
(New York, N.Y.)-Senator Kemp Hannon is warning community members to beware of e-mail fraud after several residents received the same e-mail that turned out to be a scheme.
“Several constituents called my office saying they received an e-mail from someone they knew asking for $1,488 to be wired immediately to an account through Western Union,” said Hannon. “Upon investigating the matter, I discovered that the perpetrators hacked into several e-mail accounts of residents in my district and claimed to be the individual who actually possessed the e-mail account,” said Hannon.
The schemers contacted various people in the online address book of the e-mail accounts they hacked into. The message of the e-mail was a desperate plea, claiming the given person was robbed and stranded in Europe.
“The perpetrators in this case hacked into the accounts and learned enough about the given individuals to know their exact name and writing style,” Hannon said.
Senator Hannon is reminding everyone to perform some investigative work prior to sending any amount of money to someone who is claiming to be in a desperate situation via e-mail, even if the e-mail is coming from the account of someone you know very well.
To file a complaint regarding e-mail fraud, contact The Internet Crime Complaint Center by visiting www.ic3.gov/complaint. For more detailed information about identity theft, register for Senator Hannon’s free “Credit Rating and Identity Theft” forum on Tuesday, April 20th at the East Meadow Public Library from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information or to reserve a seat, visit www.kemphannon.com or call Senator Hannon’s community office at 516-739-1700.
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