Email Fraud Alert received from: Praveen
I recently received an email with this subject line: FROM THE OFFICE OF SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTER OF FINANCE. 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:
Attention,
As the new minister of finance of South Africa, while going through the files on my table on assuming office, I came across a payment file on my desk containing information about a fund in your favor which my predecessor, Pravin Gordhan did not pay out to you.
The information in the payment file indicates that the fund which belongs to you was sent from Reserve bank after a prolonged attempt by the bank to reach you and effect payment to you was unsuccessful.
The fund is R126,000,000.00. Do you know about the fund?
You are therefore, required to confirm the following for immediate processing of the release/transfer of your fund to you.
1, NAME AND CURRENT ADDRESS.
2, AGE AND OCCUPATION.
3, TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4, PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS(IF ANY).
Yours Faithfully.
Malusi Gigaba
Minister of Finance,
Republic of South Africa.
Fax: 086 265 0311.
The above email was sent by “Mr. Malusi Gigaba” from this email address: chinh@855play.com
I, Praveen, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Mr. Malusi Gigaba”:
Attention – as a citizen with his ear to the ground hear this; "Farg off you lying son of a b!tch"