Email Fraud Alert received from: Larry
I recently received an email with this subject line: Receipt Of Deposit Transaction 17th Of August, 2015 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 Customer,
Thank for banking with us ..!
Attached is your Standard Bank account statement.
To view it you will need to open the PDF attachment and insert your identity to process .
STANDARD BANK E-Statement
– Date: 17/08/2015
– Admin Log: XX29MM92
– Amount Deposit: R 2,800.99 ZA .
– Deposit fees : R 35.00 ZA
To view your statement you need to have Adobe PDF Reader installed. If you do not have it, you will need to do the following:
– Copy and Open this Attached into your browser : promoid=BUIGO-XX29MM92
– Once you Download , Go to the website
– Click the download button and follow the easy instructions
Download :- Adobe PDF Attachment to PROCESS Now ..!
Contact Standard Bank
0860 123 000
Email Standard Bank
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Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (Reg. No. 1962/000738/06). Authorised financial services provider. Registered credit provider NCR CP15).
Standard Bank email disclaimer and confidentiality note This email, its attachments and any rights attaching hereto are, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the property of Standard Bank Group Limited and/or its subsidiaries (“the group”). It is confidential, private and intended for the addressee only.
Should you not be the addressee and receive this email by mistake, kindly notify the sender, and delete it immediately. Do not disclose or use the email in any manner whatsoever.
Views and opinions expressed in this email are those of the sender unless clearly stated as those of the group.
The group accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages – whatsoever and howsoever incurred – or suffered resulting or arising from the use of this email or its attachments. The group does not warrant the integrity of this email nor that it is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference.
The group will never send you any email or other communication asking you to update or provide confidential information about you or your account. If you have any doubts about the legitimacy of this email or other emails you receive claiming to be from Standard Bank please forward them to phishing@standardbank.co.za
For more information about Standard Bank Group Limited see www.standardbank.com
The above email was sent by “Standard Bank” from this email address: cfssl@nus.edu.sg
I, Larry, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Standard Bank”:
Idiots