Email Fraud Alert received from: Bill
I recently received an email with this subject line: Enquiry 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:
Hello,
My name is Stephanie Brown ; I work with the Royal House Services, a consulting Firm in London, UK. We are conducting a standard process investigation involving a client who shares the same name with you and also the circumstances surrounding investments made by this client at HSBC Bank Plc.
The HSBC Private Banking client died intestate and nominated no next of kin to inherit the title over the investments made with HSBC Bank Plc. The essence of this communication with you is to request that you provide us information on three issues:
1-Are you aware of any relative/relation having the same surname, whose last known contact address was Madrid, Spain?
2-Are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a person at the HSBC Bank Plc.?
3-Can you establish beyond reasonable doubt your eligibility to assume status of next of kin to the deceased?
It is pertinent that you inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar with this personality that we may put an end to this communication with you and our inquiries surrounding this personality.
You must appreciate that we are constrained from providing you with more detailed information at this point. PLEASE RESPOND BACK TO MY PRIVATE AND DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS;mrs.s.brown@outlook.com as soon as possible to afford us the opportunity to close this investigation.
Thank you for accommodating our enquiry.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Stephanie Brown
Royal House Services
For: HSBC Private Clients.
This is a confidential message from Royal House Services.
The above email was sent by “Mrs. Stephanie Brown” from this email address: scott@designcompanygroup.com
I, Bill, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Mrs. Stephanie Brown”:
My dear Stephanie forgive me feeling like a lady of the night about to be ravaged and cast aside but I have to ask; “What what you like my name to be?”