I wonder why we were chosen to receive this email
Thread poster: Oliver Walter
Oliver Walter
Oliver Walter  Identity Verified
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Apr 13, 2017

Earlier today I received an email that I suppose was sent to many ProZ members because it was sent to me at an email address that I only use for ProZ. The subject was:
An imminent event is sending this stock price through the roof.

and it begins: "What if I told you that I know of a company that has actually found a cure for cancer."
and it ends:
"This is why I highly, highly recommend that you buy QSMG as soon as
you can today. Get in ahead of the herd."
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Earlier today I received an email that I suppose was sent to many ProZ members because it was sent to me at an email address that I only use for ProZ. The subject was:
An imminent event is sending this stock price through the roof.

and it begins: "What if I told you that I know of a company that has actually found a cure for cancer."
and it ends:
"This is why I highly, highly recommend that you buy QSMG as soon as
you can today. Get in ahead of the herd."

A quick search of the web gave a result on a website called
http://www.thatsnonsense.com
which said (and it didn't surprise me):
"Email promoting Quest Management QSMG stock is a scam

April 11, 2017 by Craig Charles No Comments Yet

If you’ve received an email asking you to invest in stock called Quest Management (Symbol: QSMG) then before you get onto the phone with your broker, know that it’s part of something called a “pump and dump” scam."

This comment didn't surprise me.
I wonder whether you have comments on this or rushed out and bought the stock or decided quickly that it was some kind of scam.

FYI: from the IP address 103.221.71.28, it appears to have originated in India. (I examined the email header to find the originating IP address and then used http://en.utrace.de to tell me where that IP address is located.)

(I suppose it's possible my ProZ email address was used because it's on a list of email addresses used by spammers (I'm sure such lists exist), in which case not many of you will have received it).
Oliver
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Mario Chavez (X)
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IGNORE IT Apr 13, 2017

Despite using spam filters at my server and at my desktop email client, I still get crap like that. Best is never to answer it (because it will confirm they have a working email address), send to Junk, delete regularly and never let this kind of email waste more of your time.

 
Oliver Walter
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United Kingdom
Local time: 17:27
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Yes, Mario Apr 13, 2017

Yes: as I sometimes say to people: Unfortunately, one's first reaction to any email must always be to ask "Is this really what it claims to be?". Looking convincing, with the logo of a bank or other company is no proof of validity.
Luckily (for me, at least, but apparently not to some people) I find it easy to recognise emails that are spam or phishing or have a virus in the attachment.
Sending a reply, even if it says "Don't send me such emails" should clearly not be done - the send
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Yes: as I sometimes say to people: Unfortunately, one's first reaction to any email must always be to ask "Is this really what it claims to be?". Looking convincing, with the logo of a bank or other company is no proof of validity.
Luckily (for me, at least, but apparently not to some people) I find it easy to recognise emails that are spam or phishing or have a virus in the attachment.
Sending a reply, even if it says "Don't send me such emails" should clearly not be done - the sender should receive no proof that you exist!
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Oriol Vives (X)
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I got this too Apr 14, 2017

... and erased it right as it came.

 


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