Email Fraud Alert received from: Wide
I recently received an email with this subject line: Only 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:
Dear Sir/Madam,
The South African Reserve Bank wishes to inform you that some officials of FNB, Standard Bank, ABSA and Nedbank, Capitec Bank Credit Commissions, and corrupt officials have been arrested in connection with fraudulent activity in which you were swindled.
Following an intelligent report from our counterpart investigating fraudulent activity in South African Bank where some principal actors were arrested, your name was mentioned among those they obtained money from by trick.
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) working for the United Nation, fighting Deceivers, trick, con artist, cheat, fiddle, trickster, hoax, crook, scam, fraud, swindler all over the world. Through our efforts, many victims have recovered their money, which was collected by trick from them. In a few of the above you’re being compensated with the sum of R450, 000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Rand) which will be remitted to you upon the receipt of your banking details.
You are required to forward detailed information on the amount collected from you as your full names, Contact telephone number, Your alternative email, Gender, Age, Your whatsapp number, Occupation, City, Address and contact details as to enable us to nail down the corrupt official at the International Court of justice.
If your information is authentic and confirmed to be true, we will return your money from the huge amount already confiscated from them.
Contact the head of the commission using below details.
Person to Contact: Aaron Thompson
Phone: +27 60 355 2588
Please, kindly reply through this manager email for your payment: ( contactus01@yandex.com )
We wait for your urgent response before the end of today.
Yours Sincerely
Mrs. Andre van Klerk
SARB Public Relation Officer.
The above email was sent by “SARB” from this email address: jppp75819@gmail.com
I, Wide, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “SARB”:
Really? Are people still being caught by these ridiculous scams?