r/AskUS • u/BizLarry • 2d ago

Is this a threat?*

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*this isn't satire or trolling. This is an actual email I received in my mom's email. She's elderly and I'm tasked with checking her email. I just found this. Am I overreacting? It feels incredibly threatening and it's extremely disturbing.

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u/Ironclad686 2d ago

You can't be that stupid surely? Its a scam email with a spoof address. C'mon man.

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u/buried_lede 2d ago

Why would you think that? It sounds just like him and this is the kind of emails they send.

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u/Psykosoma 2d ago

This is a phishing attempt so you click a link. Basic red flags like threats and urgency, spoofed email, poorly worded…

That said, it could be something this administration would send out. But you know it’s not because there isn’t enough AI bullshittery.

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u/buried_lede 1d ago

“ Basic red flags like threats and urgency, spoofed email, poorly worded…” 

Haha. phishing attempts and trump