Email Fraud Alert received from: mrs govender
I recently received an email with this subject line: Launched 2010 FIFA!!! 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:
Code No. ZRC/002394401
0 39 940 6572 984 0003 24 2014>
LAUNCHED 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP FUND CONGRATULATION
The launched 2010 FIFA world cup fund Board funding criteria 2010/14 FIFA 2010 Beneficiaries are pleased to inform you that your E-mail address is one of the lucky beneficiaries selected for the ongoing FIFA 2010 Beneficiaries. Your E-mail address is one of the 50 email addresses randomly selected through a computer ballot system. You have been approved for a total payout of Two Hundred & Fifty Thousand Rand (R250, 000 .00).
The online draw was conducted from an exclusive list of over 25,000 e-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automatic random computer search from South Africa and the African Continent. No tickets were sold. After the automatic computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of the 2010 FIFA beneficiaries in the category ‘A’ with the following:
BATCH NUMBER: NDX-367-34
SERIAL NUMBER: PPS-003014
REFERENCE NUMBER: FIFA-PN1-22P
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL THE FORM BELOW AND SEND IT TO US BY MAIL’s OR VIA FAX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PRIZE.
1. Full Name:
2. Country:
3. Address:
4. Mobile Number:
5. Marital Status:
6. Occupation:
7. Sex:
8. Age:
9. Email Address:
Contact Person: Mrs. Lucy Majola
Tel: (+27) 082 258 1618
Fax (+27) 086 218 9364
E-mail: f.c.claimsdept@fifa2010trustfund.co.za
Ensure that you send all your information to (f.c.claimsdept@fifa2010trustfund.co.za) to enable us responds back immediately, Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this winning strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money is being remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims or unscrupulous acts by some Un participant of this program.
Authorized by:
This message is confidential and intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by E-Mail return and then delete this message from your system. You should not copy or use it or disclose its contents to any other person. If any part of this message is illegible or if you suspect that the message may have been intercepted or amended, please contact the sender. We cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message without further investigation. http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=1350917/index.html
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The above email was sent by “delivery@critsend.com; on behalf of; LAUNCHED 2010 FIFA “ from this email address: delivery@critsend.com
I, mrs govender, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “delivery@critsend.com; on behalf of; LAUNCHED 2010 FIFA “:
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