The 'I Need A Favor' Scam Now Making The Rounds

There is a relatively new scam making the rounds in our area. Known as the "I Need A Favor Scam", this scam involves a seemingly innocuous email that arrives in your inbox saying some generic, non-specific greetings and statements and then asking you to do a favor for the writer. Do not respond.

Search this scam online and see what it is about. It is yet another sophisticated way to try and get your personal information. If you do respond the sender will probably ask you to buy them a gift card of some kind. Don't!

Beware...this email will probably be signed by somebody you know from your Facebook friends list.

Here is the one I got today. The tricky part of this is that it was signed by an actual listener of mine. I researched it before opening. You should too.

How are you doing today?

Trust you are having a wonderful day? I need a quick favor from you.

I'd really appreciate it if you could email me back as soon as you can.

Awaiting your response

Thank You,

XXXXXXXX

READ ON: See the States Where People Live the Longest

Stacker used data from the 2020 County Health Rankings to rank every state's average life expectancy from lowest to highest. The 2020 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2016-2018 National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Census 2019 American Community Survey and America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2019 data were also used to provide demographics on the senior population of each state and the state's rank on senior health care, respectively.

Read on to learn the average life expectancy in each state.

Source: The ‘I Need A Favor’ Scam Now Making The Rounds

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