Purchase COVID-19 Masks E-mail Scam

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Amidst the world's current COVID-19 pandemic a.k.a. Corona-virus. I received this email advertising me to purchase large quantities of 4 Layer protective masks. 

Of course there is nothing wrong with selling protective face masks during the pandemic. I think we've all started seeing advertisements online and on T.V.

I can see people clicking on this email and it's links out of desperation to purchase face masks. 

This email advertisement raises some red flags for me. They are:

  1. A bizarre looking email. Yes, it's a gmail account, however, i don't recognize or can even pronounce the name.
  2. The images are automatically disabled.
  3. The 2 Links are automatically disabled.
  4. There is no business name, number, or even a website listing to tell me more about the product.
  5. Grant it they list a detailed information about the product but that can simply be copy/pasted.
  6. There is only a simple buy it now button to click on. I would expect a buy it now button with the business name (or website).
  7. Lastly, there is an Unsubscribe link at the bottom. This email isn't a newsletter so I wouldn't expect that to be a legit link. 
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Purchase COVID-19 Masks E-mail Scam
Purchase COVID-19 Masks E-mail Scam

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Purchase COVID-19 Masks E-mail Scam

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Purchase COVID-19 Masks E-mail Scam
Purchase COVID-19 Masks E-mail Scam


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