The Hackers Brief from Cyber Wyoming is sponsored by First Federal Bank & Trust. Be aware of the latest scams in Sheridan, Wyoming and the rest of the nation.
Service Notification Scam
If you receive an email from ‘Service Notification’ at a tut.com email address with the subject line of “[Redacted Name], Track your package ID#29194773” be sure not to click on the link. Reported by a Sheridan citizen.
As we noted last week, there are a number of email scams being sent from tut.com email addresses. Although we have notified the company many times, we see new ones almost every week. There may be legitimate businesses and persons who use that email address, so you may not want to block all the emails but keep an eye out. Some of the recent ones our citizen reporters have sent us have been for fake service notifications and notices that you’ve won a $500 gift card or Keurig coffee maker. All these scams contain links that you should NOT click. Reported by a Sheridan citizen.
Ignore Emails From Audu
If you receive an email from Audu Bello at a Gmail address with the subject line of “hello” claiming that Audu has reached out a couple of times but hasn’t heard back, don’t respond. This is a typical ploy to try to see if your email address is active and if you reply, it will open you up to more scams. Just delete. Reported by a…
