14 DAY TRIAL // An Arab looking man seems to be offering $1000 (700 EUR) checks to anyone who asks since he is dying and he wants to share his massive fortune with the world.
As a GFI Labs researcher points out, Razim Al Hamed is allegedly the richest man in the world, yet no one heard of him before.
On a poorly designed Spanish webpage, we are presented with a photograph of the man and a message that promises millions of checks in return for a place on your Facebook wall.
“Razim Al Hamed, the world's richest man, is nearing the end of his life and he has decided to share his fortune with anyone who requests it. His wealth is being distributed in checks of one thousand dollars to anyone who wants it, free,” reads the introduction message on 1000dolares.org.
Below the picture of a check, there are more messages, urging the potential victim to Like and Share the good news with friends to make sure someone will walk up to their door with the much promised prize.
“Request your check for a thousand dollars here and receive the money at your door. Claim your check NOW! Razim Al Hamed has already sent more than one million checks, hurry to claim yours! Complete all 5 steps are below and receive your check within the next 10 days.”
Fortunately, once we try to click the Like button, Facebook warns us of the hoax. Unfortunately, it's not to difficult for the scam artists to come up with a new domain to launch their message that either serves a classic survey or maybe even some nasty pieces of malware.
Stay clear of any such adverts as you can be certain no one will hand out checks, not even if they're the richest man alive (or soon to be dead). Also, don't be fooled by images that show people receiving money as the internet is filled with such pictures and it wouldn't be too difficult for a cybercrook to place one of them on his website.