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Warning - "Get a Bucket of Chicken on us with this $100 KFC Gift Card Gift Card" is a Scam

Warning - Get a Bucket of Chicken on us with this $100 KFC Gift Card Gift Card is a Scam

Online users, be aware of the "Get a bucket of chicken on us with this $100 KFC Gift Card gift card" email scam. The scam trick potential victims into clicking on the link in the fake email, which goes to a website that trick visitors into take surveys that steal personal information and phishing websites that steal credti card information and online account credentials.

The "Get a bucket of chicken on us with this $100 KFC Gift Card gift card" Email Scam

From: Your Gift Cards Direct <pbsupdates@VrYyCNLw3m.janiyah-andrew.funpoor.com>

Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 9:07 PM

Subject: Get a bucket of chicken on us with this $100 KFC Gift Card

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Jan 26, 2019 at 2:22 AM by
Warning - "Get a Bucket of Chicken on us with this $100 KFC Gift Card Gift Card" is a Scam
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Received via email:

"This is one of four identical emails I received this morning offering free KFC. This one Has a From address of KFC. . The others are from three other email addresses, as follows:

KFC.

KFC.

KFC.

Please investigate.

Thanks, GC



Begin forwarded message:

From: K F C.
Subject: Congrats__You have been selected for a $100__KFC___GlFT__card
Date: January 25, 2019 at 4:06:29 AM PST"

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Jan 24, 2019 at 3:03 AM by
Warning - "Get a Bucket of Chicken on us with this $100 KFC Gift Card Gift Card" is a Scam
an anonymous user from: Mexico City, Mexico

Still receiving email to Hotmail from a weird direction, be careful because the link it is supposed to unsubscribe receiving emails like that; also don't even mind in opening it!

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Jan 6, 2019 at 9:52 AM by
Warning - "Get a Bucket of Chicken on us with this $100 KFC Gift Card Gift Card" is a Scam
an anonymous user from: Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

We keep receiving the $100 KFC offer but have not responded...How can we stop their email efforts, or can we?

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Jan 6, 2019 at 12:02 PM by
Warning - "Get a Bucket of Chicken on us with this $100 KFC Gift Card Gift Card" is a Scam
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You cannot them, but flagging the emails as spam will help, because they will be automatically sent to your Junk folder.

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