Email Fraud Alert received from: Roelof
I recently received an email with this subject line: 2010 LEGACY TRUST FUND and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:
OPEN THE ATTACHED BELOW
Congratulations!!!
2010 FIFA World Cup Legacy Trust presents first beneficiaries
We are pleased to inform you that your E-mail address is one of the lucky beneficiaries selected for the ongoing 2010 FIFA Trust Fund. Your E-mail address is one of the 50 email addresses randomly selected through a computer ballot system. You are therefore been approved for a total payout of Two Hundred & Fifty Thousand Rand (R250, 000 .00).
The online draw was conducted from an exclusive list of over 25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from South Africa and the African Continent. No tickets were sold. After the automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of 2010 FIFA beneficiaries in the category ‘A’ with the following:
BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN
SERIAL NUMBER: F/Z-00168
REFERENCE NUMBER: FIFA-ZA39-825P-4
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL THE FORM BELOW AND SEND IT TO US BY MAIL’s OR VIA FAX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PRIZE.
1. Full Name:
2. Country:
3. Address:
4. Mobile Number:
5. Marital Status:
6. Occupation:
7. Sex:
8. Age:
9. Email Id
Contact Person: Mrs. Lindiwe
Tel: (+27) 082 258 1618
Fax (+27) 086 218 9364
E-mail: accounting.dept@fifa2010trustfund.co.za
Ensure that you send all your information to(accounting.dept@fifa2010trustfund.co.za) to enable us responds back immediately, Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this winning strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money is being remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims or unscrupulous acts by some Unparticipan of this program. Please do not reply if you are not the owner of this email address
This message is confidential and intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by E-Mail return and then delete this message from your system. You should not copy or use it or disclose its contents to any other person. If any part of this message is illegible or if you suspect that the message may have been intercepted or amended, please contact the sender. We cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message without further investigation. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/organisation/media/newsid=1350917/index.html?cid
The above email was sent by “FIFA TRUST FUND “ from this email address: accounting.dept@fifa2010trustfund.co.za
I, Roelof, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “FIFA TRUST FUND “:
Be aware!!! FIFA is used more for fraud!!!