Email Fraud Alert received from: GAIL
I recently received an email with this subject line: CONTACT S.A RESERVE BANK IMMEDIATELY. 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:
From: Murray Collins
Date: 21 September 2015 at 13:09
Subject: CONTACT S.A RESERVE BANK IMMEDIATELY.
To: Gail Pedra
Date: 21st September, 2015.
RE: File Number: FSAIST/L-UK/US/0024/13.
Attn: Gail Pedra.
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email.
It may interest you to know that we have successfully concluded arrangements with Reserve bank of South Africa to transfer your fund to you through electronic transfer to your bank account.
Note that we have already moved your fund and payment file to the appropriate department of Reserve bank of South Africa.
Below is the contact details of the deputy governor(Accounting, Banking and Finance) of South African Reserve bank, Aaron Daniel Mminele who will handle the electronic transfer of your fund to your bank account from South African Reserve bank;
Name: Aaron Daniel Mminele.
Email: adaniel.deputygov@safrica.com or adaniel.deputygov@yahoo.co.za
Tel: 0120048180.
Fax: 0866436772.
You are advised to contact him immediately for your fund transfer using the above information and inform him that you are directed to contact him by Mr. Collins Murray, the head of FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY INVESTIGATION AND SETTLEMENT TEAM, UK for the transfer of your fund(US$9.5m).
While contacting him, remember to quote your file number and the amount of your fund which is US$9.5m.
Let me know as soon as you contact him.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Mr. Collins Murray.
HEAD OF FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY INVESTIGATION AND SETTLEMENT TEAM, UK.
Tel: +44 702 407 4063.
The above email was sent by “Murray Collins” from this email address: cmfsa2013@yahoo.com.hk
I, GAIL, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Murray Collins”:
For all those who may not realize that only a registered commercial bank can transact in commercial banking. This sounds very impressive and convincing but I doubt a transaction of this size would be done on a @yahoo account