Spam Alert PDF
Spam Alert PDF
Spam Alert PDF
INTERNAL MEMORANDUM
P.O. Box 11364,
TO: ALL STAFF 3rd Floor, Airtel House,
Ali Hassan Mwinyi/Kawawa Roads
Junction,
Dar es Salaam.
E-Mail: [email protected]
DATE: 26th July 2019
COPY: CE
There has been a number of SPAM emails sent to our inboxes of recently. A spam email
is a single message which contains advertisements and is sent to a variety of recipients
who never agreed to receive such messages. The most common methods spammers use
to build up their email lists include: purchasing lists of addresses, tricking users into
handing over their information through fake contests and false freebie offers, or using
email-harvesting programs to extract addresses from websites.
• Email messages you did not ask for that are from senders you don't know.
• Unsolicited commercial email messages sent in bulk, often to a purchased (or
stolen) mailing list that contains your address.
• Counterfeit messages that look like they were sent by reliable sources that attempt
to trick you into supplying your personal information.
• Misleading messages from people you know whose email accounts have been
hacked.
TANROADS is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication, Tanzania, established
underthe Executive Agencies Act, 1997
TANROADS will never send emails asking for users password, upgrades or login
information. TANROADS email users should beware of emails that ask for personal or
login information. Spammers and phishers do not typically target particular people but
instead send generic “customer” messages to a large number of individuals with the goal
financial. If you have received or will ever receive a message that matches or looks
similar to one listed below, please take caution by ignore or blacklist the email
sender (right click the email and blacklist) or report to ICT Helpdesk Support.
While we are taking all the necessary steps to prevent spam emails, please observe the
following;
TANROADS is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication, Tanzania, established
underthe Executive Agencies Act, 1997
SAMPLE SCAM MESSAGES
2. Account Upgrade/Update
We have upgraded to "X" GB Email Space, login into your account to confirm if
your account is still active. Click the link below to login into your account for
confirmation and upgrade.
We have send you this upgrade notification many times, and you have refused to
upgrade your account. Note that failure to upgrade this time, would result to
termination of your user account. Thank you.
Support.
TANROADS is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication, Tanzania, established
underthe Executive Agencies Act, 1997
3. Library/Office Account Access
Dear User,
Your access to your library account is expiring soon and it won’t be accessible for
you. You must reactivate your account in order to continue to have access to the
library services.
If you are not able to login, please contact XX for immediate assistance.
Sincerely.
You have received a new update course from Blackboard | Technology system, in
order to view this update you are to click the link below:
View Update
Regards.
TANROADS is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication, Tanzania, established
underthe Executive Agencies Act, 1997
5. Fake Password Reset Scam
Attention User,
We were notified that your email has been infected with Trojan Virus, please
ensure do not download any unknown program from the e-mail.
In order to delete the virus and recover your email, please click on the following
link below.
<Recover Link>
Please do not ignore this email. We are trying to make sure that your email
account is secure.
Thank You,
Support Team.
Our records show that you have almost exhausted your usage allowance provided
with your webmail service.
Depending on your current storage space you may request for additional storage.
TANROADS is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication, Tanzania, established
underthe Executive Agencies Act, 1997
7. Your DHL Express shipment request
Dear [email protected]
The details which you have provided via phone to our Customer Service team
have already been captured in this electronic waybill.
Please take a moment to validate these details, Then print out the waybill
Finally, please stick it to your package
You can review the waybill for your shipment by simply clicking here
If you have any issues or questions, please do not hesitate to contact our local
Customer Service team for assistance.
TANROADS is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication, Tanzania, established
underthe Executive Agencies Act, 1997
8. DHL Intraship - Shipment notification
Dear Customer
Your parcel has arrived at the post office on 21st June 2019. Our courier was
unable to deliver the parcel to you due to incorrect delivery details. To receive your
parcel, Please see and check attached shipping documents.
VIEW STATUS
Hello Customer,
Your DHL Express shipment with waybill number 8338121233 from FASTBOX
DELIVERIES is scheduled for delivery TODAY by End of Day. A delivery signature
is required.
DELIVERY INFORMATION
Waybill No. 8336121233
TANROADS is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication, Tanzania, established
underthe Executive Agencies Act, 1997