Email Fraud Alert received from: AZIZ ULLAH
I recently received an email with this subject line: APPROVED PAYMENT OF GBP£750, 000.00 IN YOUR FAVOR 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:
ATTN: AZIZ ULLAH KHAN
Your email has been noted and action has been taken. I have told on the phone conversation that you have to pay for the transfer charges fees to enable us transfer your winning fund. Note: Your winning fund is under insurance policy, the insurance ensures that the fund is released to your account in full, since it cannot be paid in part nor deducted from until confirmed in your account. The bank cannot deduct the transfer charges from the winning fund due to insurance policy place on the fund. You have delayed this transfer of your winning fund and further delay again will result in cancellation of your winning in the bank central system. This is our office direct phone number : +447031741905
BELOW ARE DETAILS TO MAKE THE PAYMENT URGENTLY TO WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER AND FORWARD THE PAYMENT SLIP VIA EMAIL FOR CONFIRMATION TO ENABLE US TRANSFER YOUR FUND WITHIN 24HOURS OF THE PAYMENT
NAME:JOHN PATRICK (HEAD OF CUSTOMER SERVICE HSBC BANK)
ADDRESS: 100 VICTORIA STREET, LONDON SW1E 5JL UNITED KINGDOM
AMOUNT: 550 POUNDS: 86,912.80 PKR
PAYMENT METHOD: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Kindly proceed to any nearest Western union money transfer office to send the Transfer charges using the above information. Also, send the MTCN alongside the western union transfer slip by email attachment for payment confirmation and legal identification respectively.
Please treat with dispatch
Yours faithfully
Mr. Mark Smith
The above email was sent by “Mr. Mark Smith” from this email address: banklondonhsbc@aol.com
I, AZIZ ULLAH, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Mr. Mark Smith”:
The United Kingdom Many People has Fraud But Gov.UK Is not catch these Criminal Fee ck ID/People. many more E mail sent to you.Pl inform or guide me these problem.
I will be wait your Quickly positive response is highly appreciate .Thanking You,With best Regards
For. BAZAI TRADERS PVT LTD.
AZIZ ULLAH KHAN.
C.E.O.
Personal Cell No : 0092-346-8388786.