Email Fraud Alert received from: Sibongiseni
I recently received an email with this subject line: Scam 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 Sibongiseni Ntayi,
Following the receipt of the information required from you for your fund transfer, we have
approved your fund for immediate transfer to your designated bank account.
It may interest you to know that every modality has been put in place for the successful
transfer of your fund once the processing of your fund is completed.
You are hereby informed that a processing/transfer fee will be required for the processing
and transfer of your fund to your designated bank account. The processing/transfer fee is
R5, 600.00 (Five Thousand, Six Hundred South African Rand) only.
Be informed that once the processing/transfer fee is received from you, your fund will be
processed and transferred to your designated bank account within 48 hours.
The intermediary account details of my account officer will be given to you for the payment
of the processing/transfer fee as soon as you indicate your readiness to pay the fee.
Yours Sincerely,
Kuben Naidoo.
Deputy Governor, South African Reserve bank..
The above email was sent by “Kuben Naidoo. Deputy Governor,” from this email address: kbn2018@safrica.com
I, Sibongiseni, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Kuben Naidoo. Deputy Governor,”:
Good day Sir/Madam
I trust this finds you well
I want to report this scam
These process start from UK early this year after We running online fundraising for our Charity Project, I got call from Mrs Marcy Taylor she want to donate to us $1.6 Million but she is sick for meet up we keep communicate via Emails. What was Strange after some months the Our Donation was deposited on Cayman Trust Bank and US tax union commission ask $660 for realise our Fund and I refuse after Mrs Taylor die many emails can left and right advice us to take this risk and I keep refusing until this email Can and this Guy’s claim it’s deputy Governor but what is so strange again the Email address @Safrican.co.za
And He try to Convince me to pay this Fund,I said to him I’m not interested and I would never trust Cell number and My organisation strangle alot if this Fund is for Ask I allow the Reserved bank deducted on the fund.Please protect our Organisation not fall on the trap.