Wow! Warren Buffett Wrote Me An Email!
YEAH RIGHT.
I was surprised to find Warren Buffett’s email in my spam folder. I was so surprised, that I decided to read it. I knew it was a scam right from the beginning and I am willing to invest 5 minutes of a mundane morning for a good chuckle.
And I DID get a good chuckle. It was SO GOOD, I teared. Good things are meant to be shared, so let me share the details of the email content in the block quote below.
Subject: I have put my donation in an ATM card to be delivered to you.
Dear Friend How are you and your family? I hope fine. I’m happy to inform you about my success in returning from hospital, I have put my donation in an ATM card to be delivered to you. I am presently in Mexico, meanwhile I didn’t forget your past failed efforts in getting my donation from my paying bank hence this new initiative. Now contact my secretary ask her to send you the ($1,500.000.00 US DOLLARS ) which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and troubles in trying to get my donation. For security reasons, I logged this amount into ATM MASTER CARD because I do not want the money to be tempered with. So feel free and get in touched with my secretary. Contact Person Mrs.Richard Cathy Email: [email protected] She will send the ATM MASTER CARD to you, also reconfirm your details to her such as : 1. Full name 2. Mobile number 3. Address 4. Country 5. Valid ID card 6. Occupation Do get in touch with me once you receive it. NB: You are not required to pay any fee to receive this other than DhL delivery fee required to get your card to you. The customs clearance as well as any other legal certificate have been procured for this. Regards, Mr.Warren E Buffett
That is it. It was a memo-styled email, briefly stately Mr. Buffett’s journey to Mexico and why he sent me an email. It was well written. And it is full of loopholes.
An Open Letter To Mr. Warren E. Buffett The Imposter.
Hi there, I want to thank you for making me laugh early this morning.
I would have been thrilled to know that the real Oracle of Omaha reached out to me directly. Yes, I would. And I know that the probability of that happening is 0.01% or less. That said, thank you for doing this. I have been wanting to meet The Greatest Investor of All Time, and well, your email made me happy for a second.
Okay, I lied. Then again, so did you, arse hole.
#1 — You Lied About Mexico.
First, Mr. Buffett just released his famous Letter to Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway.
This Letter is released on time, as per previous years. There is no indication that Mr. Buffett was in Mexico then. As we all know, he stays in Nebraska and loves to travel to his office located there. People travel to meet him, not the other way around.
#2 — You Lied About His Secretary.
Unlike most corporate secretaries, Mr. Buffett’s executive assistants are high profile, and their names can be found online. They are: -
Mrs. Richard Cathy did not appear in Mr. Buffett’s list of executive assistants on google search results. I have no doubts she could exist.
However, they are known as executive assistants, not secretaries. Their job scope has never been an administrative, secretariat one. Their primary duties are to handle media inquiries and interview scheduling.
#3 — You Lied About The Contact Email Address.
We do not identify ourselves as barcodes when we create corporate email addresses. Or personal email addresses, for that matter. Plus, why is the domain google mail and not @Berkshire, @Hathaway, @BK, @BerhshireHathaway, or @geico?
In truth, Mrs. Cathy’s email address blown your cover.
My Takeaway.
Please put in more effort, Mr. Warren Buffett The Imposter.
There is nothing in your email that entices me to take further action. Sure, there is a call to action. However, that email address is not convincing. Maybe you need to check with real people about how they create email addresses.
Multiple phishing scams are using Mr. Warren Buffett as their cover. They can be found here, here, and here.
They look remotely familiar. Therefore, it takes a lot for me to trust you and make subsequent contact.
I know that Mr. Warren E. Buffett would not have the time to write to me. From that point alone, I know you are an imposter.
Therefore, you are ignored.
Stay Safe And Verify All Scams.
Aldric
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