Email Fraud Alert received from: Teresa
I recently received an email with this subject line: Re: Hello 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:
Hello
I am Mr. Shawn Madison. A computer scientist with Standard Chartered Bank. I am 49 years old, I came across your file which was marked X and your released disk painted RED, I took time to study it and found out that you have paid VIRTUALLY all fees and certificate but the fund has not been release to you, the most annoying thing is that nobody is telling you the truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you. Instead, they let you spend money unnecessarily but thank God for United Nation intervention that have brought your file to this bank.
I do not intend to work for this bank after the Ending of this year 2013 but I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my security and how I can run away if I do this because if I don’t run away after I made your transfer, I will be seriously in trouble and my life will be in danger here also have this in mind that you’re going to take 80% of total fund and 20% to me after you have received the fund in your account.
Please it’s like a Mafia setting in Nigeria/London, you may not understand it because you are not there. The only thing I will need to release this fund is a special HARD DISK we call it HD120 GIG YOU WILL BUY THE TWO DISK FOR ME and I will use it to recopy your information and destroy the previous one and punch the computer to reflect in your bank within 24 banking hours I will clean up the tracer and destroy your file, after which I will run away from here to meet with you there.
If you are interested to get the disk for me there or here, do get in touch with me immediately and send to me your convenient tell/fax numbers for easy communications also re-confirm your banking details, so that there won’t be any mistake in moving the fund.
For phone conversation, please sms me on Tel: +1-904-428-8444 and write me back immediately you receive this message if you are interested to buy the HD120 GIG for the release of your overdue payment, it is the final solution and it must be a secret between you and I.
Regards,
Mr. Shawn Madison.
The above email was sent by “Computer Scientist / Payment Programmer” from this email address: info@notice.co.uk
I, Teresa, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Computer Scientist / Payment Programmer”:
Holy Cow – what a lot of codswallop.
Dream on Shawn, dream on.