By Andrew Batt:
Real estate agents in Thailand are the latest target of email scammers seeking to defraud them of money.
The suspicious emails appear to come from someone seeking friendship and assistance to buy a property and relocate.
Enquiries made by DDpropery.com revealed the emails originate from Nigeria and can be traced to sources known to be responsible for internet scams.
Ron Condon, a computer security expert and Senior Analyst with Google Intelligence, told DDproperty.com: “The best approach when receiving any kind of spam or unsolicited mail is to delete it immediately. Do not be tempted to respond, even if it’s just to tell them to go to hell. If you respond, you confirm that yours is a valid email address.”
He added that if the recipient does respond, the person sending the original message can then sell on the email address to other spammers, with the likely result of more unwanted email.
Andrew Batt, International Group Editor of PropertyGuru, wrote this story. To contact him about this or other stories email andrew@allproperty.com.sg
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