Spam or fraud attempt?

**alreadypacked** · 17 June 2014, 15:05

Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Just received this to an email address on my company domain but not to my personal email. Sanmina are real and the person it claims to be from appears to work there. Does this sound like someone has genuinely tried to set me up an account so they can buy stuff from Sanmina, or something else - I can't decide if I should be replying to this email or if that is what they want me to do?!

Expose the headder and see were it was sent from.

**cojak** · 17 June 2014, 15:05

Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Just received this to an email address on my company domain but not to my personal email. Sanmina are real and the person it claims to be from appears to work there. Does this sound like someone has genuinely tried to set me up an account so they can buy stuff from Sanmina, or something else - I can't decide if I should be replying to this email or if that is what they want me to do?!

Call them up on the good 'ole telephone thingy and find out that way...

**d000hg** · 17 June 2014, 15:10

Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post

Expose the headder and see were it was sent from.

The return-to is a legit email at that company, so replying is not going to someone random. I don't know much about email headers but it contains this:

Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of <redacted>@sanmina.com designates 64.18.2.121 as permitted sender)

Which suggests he did actually send it. There is no phone number but the email contains no links and appears to list this person's real job at the company based on a little searching. So I'm inclined to think he really sent it.

**d000hg** · 17 June 2014, 15:17

But then, why would they think/know to contact [email protected] to ask if this person has authorization?

I just can't see what they would get out of me replying, if it is a scam? I was thinking to reply "I've no idea who that person is, please send me whatever information they gave you" but have I missed that this is the outcome they want?

**speling bee** · 17 June 2014, 15:27

I would phone the number on the company website to check nobody is trying to pull a scam on you.

**blacjac** · 17 June 2014, 15:36

Ignore it.

If its spam they get nowt.

If its genuine then they don't get authorisation and the fraudster doesn't get access.

**EternalOptimist** · 17 June 2014, 16:34

Originally posted by cojak View Post

Call them up on the good 'ole telephone thingy and find out that way...

cojacks in on it.

the phone call costs £350.00 per second , dont call them

get a taxi and go around to their offices

Spam or fraud attempt?