Email Fraud Alert received from: Eddy
I recently received an email with this subject line: FROM: UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OPEN ATTACHMENT AND ADHERE TO INSTRUCTIONS 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:
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
PALAIS DES NATIONS, 1211 GENEVA 10,
SWITZERLAND.
Dear Email Owner/Fund Beneficiary,
IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD
We have actually been authorized
a uthorized by the newly appointed United Nation secretary
sec retary general, and the governing body of
the UNITED NATIONS Monetary Unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and
approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has
ha s been
unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.
To forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal Identification number (PIN) ATM
CARD and this
t his will enable only you to have direct Control over your funds in the ATM CARD. We will monitor this
payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of the bank.
Bank
k Group and the International Monetary Fund
An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the World Ban
(IMF) on your Payment. However, we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/Instructions; your
complete Inheritance funds have been credited in your favor through ATM VISA CARD.
You are therefore advice to contact:
Mr. Edward Fox
Director ATM Payment Department
( Intercontinental Bank United Kingdom)
Email Address: edwardfoxedwardfox@aol.com
Direct
Direc t Office lines: +44 – 7418-
7418 – 478591
Contact him now for the delivery of your ATM Card. As soon as you establish
e stablish a contact with him, an ATM card will be
issued to you immediately which you can use to withdraw your funds in any Bank ATM Machine in your
yo ur Country, but
the maximum is $5000
$ 5000 per day. So if you like to receive your funds through this means you’re adv
ad v ised to contact (Mr.
Edward Fox)
Fox ) with the following information as stated below:
1. Your Full Name:
2. Address Where You Want the Courier Company to Send Your ATM Card
To or (P.O Box)
3. Your Age:
4. Occupation:
5. Telephone Numbers:
6. Country:
NOTE: You are advised to furnish Mr. Edward Fox with your correct and valid details. Also be informed that the
amount to be paid to you is £1,000,000,00GBP. . We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor
this payment effectively thereby making contact with MR. E DWARD FOX as directed to avoid further delay.
Congratulations.
MR. KASSYM-
KASSYM – JOMART TOKAYEV
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
The above email was sent by “UN Compensation” from this email address: un.desk@hotmail.com
I, Eddy, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “UN Compensation”:
Don’t get caught by this one as Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is no longer Head of the UN Office in Geneva.
This is from the official United Nations of Geneva web site – http://www.unog.ch:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on 5 November 2013 the appointment of Michael Møller of Denmark as Acting Head, United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Møller will replace Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The Secretary-General is grateful for Mr. Tokayev’s outstanding contribution and commitment in spearheading the Organization’s work.
