Email Fraud Alert received from: vyacheslav
I recently received an email with this subject line: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card 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:
We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you, your over due Winning Prize/inheritance fund which you couldnot complete the process of the released of your transfer pin code through the Digitized Payment System. We have decided to pay your funds through (ATM Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank, United Nation and Paris Club, due to fraudulent activities going on within the world.
The World Bank, United Nations and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our Contract ,Winning Prize,inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference. the ATM Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARDWORLD WIDE.
The ATM MASTER EXPRESS CARD is credited with the sum of$5,500.000.00 USD(Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars), it is already loaded in the Master Card which you can use to access your fund in any ATM Stand/location worldwide and remember that the maximum withdrawal daily limit is Ten Thousand United States Dollars(US$10,000.00)we have concluded delivery arrangement with the below courier services companies and their delivery time is stated below.
UPS=48hrs/$105
FedEx=72hrs/$185
DHL=4days/$130
DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL:
ATM card/original certificate of weight :—–0.20kg Bonded draft of weight :——————0.17kg Total weight of parcel :——————–0.37kg Color of Parcel :—————————-Dark Brown Length of days :——————————24hours Delivery Type:——————————-Premium Service Delivery Status:——————————Virtual Pending Customer Number:————————–FRAl45771001
Your parcel contains the following documents:
Contact the ATM CARD Department
Mr. Richard Wilson
Email to contact:(rw84210@gmail.com)
Kindly provide me with the below details in your response to thiemail and let me know which courier company you would want us to use for the shipment of your ATM Card to you.
1. Valid Delivery Address:
2. Full Names:
3. Phone Number:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
Here is one of our customer that received his Credit Card few last week ago here is tracking number His Name is John Edwards
Website: http://www.dhl.com/en.html
DHL Track Express Shipments (8010820016)
HERE IS CARD INFO
1. Credit Card Number: 4565342104821427
2. Pin Code: (keep it secret for reason) 3. CCV Pin: 153
Understand that you will be liable for the delivery fee of your ATM Master Express Card to you with any of the above courier company.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
Best Regards
Ms Susan Teresa
Director Foreign Remittance Department
The above email was sent by “Ms Susan Teresa” from this email address: www.1.@lilac.ocn.ne.jp
I, vyacheslav, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Ms Susan Teresa”:
