{"id":5293,"date":"2021-02-17T10:37:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T15:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/?p=5293"},"modified":"2021-08-13T10:00:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T14:00:08","slug":"i-have-to-share-bad-news-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/17\/i-have-to-share-bad-news-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"I Have To Share Bad News With You-Email Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badnews_email.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badnews_email-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"screen capture of a fake email which is very popular right now\" class=\"wp-image-5294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badnews_email-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badnews_email-600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badnews_email-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badnews_email-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/badnews_email.jpg 1262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&#8220;I have to share bad news with you&#8221; is actually the first sentence from the email pictured above.  (You can click on the image to see a larger, more readable version.)  Lately, I&#8217;ve been getting about six of these a day.  So far, we&#8217;ve had one customer log in to <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/rts\" target=\"_blank\">Remote Technical Support<\/a><\/strong> because they received one and it frightened them.  Here is what you need to know about this email, should you receive it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list uagb-icon-list__outer-wrap uagb-icon-list__layout-vertical uagb-block-899b8f00\"><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-icon-list-repeater uagb-icon-list__wrapper uagb-block-2d0e03e5\"><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__content-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M569.517 440.013C587.975 472.007 564.806 512 527.94 512H48.054c-36.937 0-59.999-40.055-41.577-71.987L246.423 23.985c18.467-32.009 64.72-31.951 83.154 0l239.94 416.028zM288 354c-25.405 0-46 20.595-46 46s20.595 46 46 46 46-20.595 46-46-20.595-46-46-46zm-43.673-165.346l7.418 136c.347 6.364 5.609 11.346 11.982 11.346h48.546c6.373 0 11.635-4.982 11.982-11.346l7.418-136c.375-6.874-5.098-12.654-11.982-12.654h-63.383c-6.884 0-12.356 5.78-11.981 12.654z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__label-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__label\"><strong>FAKE<\/strong> &#8211; This email is a fake, a scam.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-icon-list-repeater uagb-icon-list__wrapper uagb-block-b65a7d94\"><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__content-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M569.517 440.013C587.975 472.007 564.806 512 527.94 512H48.054c-36.937 0-59.999-40.055-41.577-71.987L246.423 23.985c18.467-32.009 64.72-31.951 83.154 0l239.94 416.028zM288 354c-25.405 0-46 20.595-46 46s20.595 46 46 46 46-20.595 46-46-20.595-46-46-46zm-43.673-165.346l7.418 136c.347 6.364 5.609 11.346 11.982 11.346h48.546c6.373 0 11.635-4.982 11.982-11.346l7.418-136c.375-6.874-5.098-12.654-11.982-12.654h-63.383c-6.884 0-12.356 5.78-11.981 12.654z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__label-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__label\"><strong>SPAM\/JUNK<\/strong> &#8211; Instead of just deleting the email, you should mark it Spam\/Junk.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-icon-list-repeater uagb-icon-list__wrapper uagb-block-de0e11e8\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"<strong&gt;SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTEMPT - <\/strong&gt;As I've explained in my post &quot;<strong&gt;Social Engineering: The Weakest Link In The Chain<\/strong&gt;&quot;, this particular email is an attempt to appeal to your emotions - in this case fear - so that you will act without thinking. \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/31\/the-weakest-link-in-the-chain\/\"><\/a><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__content-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M569.517 440.013C587.975 472.007 564.806 512 527.94 512H48.054c-36.937 0-59.999-40.055-41.577-71.987L246.423 23.985c18.467-32.009 64.72-31.951 83.154 0l239.94 416.028zM288 354c-25.405 0-46 20.595-46 46s20.595 46 46 46 46-20.595 46-46-20.595-46-46-46zm-43.673-165.346l7.418 136c.347 6.364 5.609 11.346 11.982 11.346h48.546c6.373 0 11.635-4.982 11.982-11.346l7.418-136c.375-6.874-5.098-12.654-11.982-12.654h-63.383c-6.884 0-12.356 5.78-11.981 12.654z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__label-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__label\"><strong>SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTEMPT &#8211; <\/strong>As I&#8217;ve explained in my post &#8220;<strong>Social Engineering: The Weakest Link In The Chain<\/strong>&#8220;, this particular email is an attempt to appeal to your emotions &#8211; in this case fear &#8211; so that you will act without thinking. <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Some of these emails have my correct first and last names which makes the email sound more &#8220;legitimate.&#8221;  In truth, having my name in the email means nothing.  Remember, if the email account of someone you know gets hacked, your name and email address could be exposed to the bad guys.  If you don&#8217;t have your Social Media account locked down, a hacker could get your name and other info there.  In other words, if the email has your name, that doesn&#8217;t make this scam any more real &#8211; it&#8217;s still <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Email_spam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spam\/junk<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">While this post is about just one fake email, I have other posts you might want to read.  These describe other fake\/scam emails, as well.  Be sure to read &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/17\/scam-email-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scam Email Example<\/a><\/strong>s.&#8221;  I urge you to also read, &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/15\/hacking-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hacking Email<\/a><\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I have to share bad news with you&#8221; is actually the first sentence from the email pictured above. (You can click on the image to see a larger, more readable version.) Lately, I&#8217;ve been getting about six of these a day. 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