Email Fraud Alert received from: Rainer
I recently received an email with this subject line: Urgent Notification 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:
I am a Diplomat named Andrew Chow mandated to deliver your inheritance to you in your country of residence. The funds total US$15.5 Million and you were made the beneficiary of these funds by a benefactor whose details will be revealed to you after handing over the funds to you in accordance with the Agreement I signed with the benefactor when he enlisted my assistance in delivering the funds to you. I am presently at JFK Airport in the United States of America and before I can deliver the funds to you, you have to reconfirm the following information so as to ensure that I am dealing with the right person.
1.Full Name
2.Residential Address
3.Age
4.Occupation
5.Direct Telephone Numbers
After verification of the information with what I have on file,I shall contact you so that we can make arrangements on the exact time I will be bringing your package to your residential address. Send the requested information so that we can proceed.
Regards
Mr.Andrew chow
The above email was sent by “Andrew Chow” from this email address: ncda@healthnet.org.np
I, Rainer, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Andrew Chow”:
Dear Andrew, May I suggest that you stay at JFK? I am in Namibia. If you cannot get where I stay correct then how can I believe anything that you say?