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Recent Scam Emails and Text Messages
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- April 17, 2024
From: Marta Estela Ferreira <marta.ferreira@mseg.gba.gov.ar>
Subject: Grant Payment Notice
Dear Student,
Your 2024 Grant has been approved and payment check is ready for immediate disbursement. Take note this is a grant and you're not obligated to pay back. We believe this will help students in containing Educational fees and also personal bills.The payment will come via Check for MOBILE DEPOSIT and this is because of theft and loss of paychecks in the mail delivery by Canada Post, UPS/Fedex etc.
The grant board will issue you a check of $4,700.00.However, your approved grant amount is $2,700.00 and $2,200.00 slated for you to carry out a humanitarian service for a disabled student .This is a general outreach to support students and to also support other disabled students
Kindly reconfirm the below to begin immediate claims process.
Full Names:
Mobile Number:
Address
Specify name of Bank
Personal email:Are you currently or previously enrolled in another University? If yes please state university name as you may be eligible for grant increase
Important Note: You are to contact the claims officer Mr Chris Robinson on (Cw7eir22@outlook.com) and also your email to him must come from your personal email account( Gmail,yahoo,hotmail,icloud etc ) and not your School email .
Contact Person: Chris Robinson
Contact Email: Cw7eir22@outlook.com
Only send application to the above email address
Regards,
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- April 05, 2024
From: user@uwo.ca
Subject: Hello! (also seen as Job)
I am delighted to extend an offer of remote job employment on behalf of WFP (World Food Program) $500.00 CAD weekly,
See attached pdf file for job description and employment schedule, if interested, kindly contact Prof. Kenth Mattias Larsen( dr.mattiaslarsen@outlook.com ) through your alternate email address
I.e., Gmail, yahoo, Hotmail etc.)
N.B , this is strictly a work from home position.
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