Jeffrey Epstein email scam rears its ugly head • Graham Cluley

Security experts at Bitdefender have discovered a “resurgence” of email scams linked to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In August 2019, Epstein committed suicide in prison while facing sex trafficking charges.

Not only was Epstein a disgusting person, he was also incredibly wealthy. This appears to be why someone sent an unsolicited email pretending to be his personal financial advisor.

If this email is to be believed (it isn’t), the person who emailed you wants to share Epstein’s $35.2 million estate with you (550 years old).

Hello

I am [REDACTED] Asian investment manager and personal financial adviser to the late American Mr Jeffrey Epstein, who committed suicide in custody. This news concerns his estate ($35.2 million), which is currently sitting in a bank somewhere. I would like to consider you as a next of kin of the deceased as he died intestate. Upon successful completion of my proposal, the bank will release the funds and transfer them to your bank account. We will share ($35.2 million) 50:50%. Once you express interest in continuing to work with me, I will provide you with details regarding funding. I look forward to your urgent reply.

Sound too good to be true? Well, of course it is.

This is the same prepay scam scam that many internet users have come across many times before – claiming you’ll make a fortune if you’re prepared to pay an “upfront fee” to handle overhead costs.

Sometimes scammers will ask you to send sensitive personal information (such as ID) to assist with “paperwork,” and other times they may ask you to wire funds ahead of time to cut through bureaucratic red tape…the point is, you will ultimately fail.

And the millions of dollars promised by scammers will never show up in your bank account.

Sorry to bother you, but you haven’t stumbled upon a windfall, you’re not a long-lost relative of a Nigerian prince, and you haven’t won millions on Google Lottery.

My advice is to throw scam emails like these into the trash. Even if you’re just pretending to chime in for a laugh, I won’t bother.

Of course, never allow yourself to be tricked into sending money to someone who emails you out of the blue. Don’t make the mistake of a man and his daughter who traveled to South Africa thinking they would get their lottery winnings, only to be kidnapped.

Stay safe everyone.

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