Warning! Please beware of the suspicious e-mail
Tue, Nov 26, 2013Waseda University is aware of various suspicious e-mails from unaware individuals pretending a faculty. Please do not reply to the email like below.
Example of the scam mail
If you receive the email, do not reply or click the URL attached in the e-mail and delete it. (Beware that the return address gets altered slightly!)
差出人: XXXXX 日時: 2013 年 11 月 XX 日 XX:XX:XX JST 宛先: undisclosed recipients: ; 件名: VACATION MISFORTUNE.................... (XXXX) Reply-To: XXXXXXX [email protected] Hello This message is coming to you with great depression due to my state of discomfort. I came down here to Manila,Philippines with my family for a short vacation but unfortunately, we were mugged and robbed at the park of the hotel where we stayed. All cash, credit cards and cell phones were stolen off us but we still have our lives and passports. We've been to the embassy and the police here and they have done the best they can. Our flight leaves later today, now but we are having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let us leave until we settle the bills which is ($1,600 USD). I am contacting you to ask for a short loan which I will refund immediately I get my family back home safely. Let me know if you can help. Looking forward to positive response.
