Started receiving these new e-mail scams just this week. I must admit I almost fell for it. Was using my new iPhone (yes it drops calls) and saw this email that had a “subject” line of:  “David Beckham died”

I thought to myself  “wow, I wonder what happen”, now this is the normal thought most people would have and that is exactly what the email is hoping for. But, once you open the email there is an attachment typically titled “news.zip”… And it had content in the email that said:

“Brad Pitt died along with 34 other people when the Air Force CT-43 “Bobcat” passenger plane carrying the group on a trip crashed into a mountainside while approaching the Dubrovnik airport in Croatia during heavy rain and poor visibility.
 Please see attachment”

Once I saw what it said and the attachment then I knew it was not real. but, I can only imagine how many people clicked on the “zip” file and opened it on their computer. Not a good thing…….

If you get one of these email then delete it the minute it comes into your inbox. I probably have received about 20 of them in the past week.

Keep an eye out for them, apparently they are still coming.

Dan
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