If you’re a small business owner, chances are you’ve received an email like this one:

Hi,

Greetings for the morning.

I looked over your website ********* and think both it and your businesses have a lot of potential.

I'd like to send you an audit report of your website with prices and some suggestions on how to significantly enhance these search results, if you don't mind.

These are not hard tasks, and I will provide a detailed report. It will outline precisely what must be done to significantly raise your ranking.

In the past few days I’ve had clients forward phishing scam emails to me that claim they have copyrighted images on their websites.

The emails come through website contact forms and ask you to click on a link to view a document which shows which images have been used without permission.

Remember – never click on links in any email sent from someone you do not know. If these links are clicked on they will download viruses, malware, etc. to your computer. Then the hacker may be able to hold your device hostage and demand some kind of payment, obtain access to your computer and compromise accounts like email and banking, or Inject viruses that infect your computer and use it to launch attacks against others.

The emails come from emails like Melgallery654@gmail, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. etc. with names like Mel Johnson, Mel Stone, Meleeora, Mellie, Melina, Melissa or even Melibella.

They claim to be a qualified photographer, licensed illustrator, certified illustrator, professional photographer, licensed photographer or illustrator etc…

Here is one of the emails: