Today my wife had an email from Helen saying how upset they were after Jack received an email claiming to be my father in law, apologising for not having written sooner and including a zip file that was claimed to be photos.
Strike 1:
I mean, obviously being dead is a pretty good excuse not to have emailed people for the past 2 years. Unless he had access to the netherworld wide web (nwww).
Strike 2:
Also, he would have had no clue how to create a zip file with images.
Strike 3:
On top of all that, it was from an email address that was clearly not his.
This happens a lot, it's just that this one struck a little too close to home for comfort. Thankfully they realised it was a scam and didn't open the file. They also reached out to warn others who may also receive the same email. It still left us all feeling pretty pissed off though, and shows how scammers don't care who they hurt. Not that we didn't already know that of course. It's pretty much the reason this site exists. We need to add to the "always be aware of any unsolicited emails you receive asking for money" advice we always give. Always be aware of any emails you receive that are out of the norm for the person who claims to have sent it.
