Email Fraud Alert received from: Foxy
I recently received an email with this subject line: VERY 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:
ORGANIZATION
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
1775 K ST NW # 400
20006-
WASHINGTON D.C., DC 20006-1500, UNITED STATES
+1-206-202-
TEL/FAX: +1-206-202-1160
Dear Email Owner/Fund Beneficiary,
IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD
We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed United Nation secretary general, and the
governing body of the UNITED NATIONS Monetary Unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on
your payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we
discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the
Bank who are Trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.
To forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal Identification
number (PIN) ATM CARD and this will enable only you to have direct Control over your funds in
the ATM CARD. We will monitor this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by
the Officials of the bank.
An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the World Bank Group and the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) on your Payment. However, we are happy to inform you that based on our
recommendation/Instructions; your complete Inheritance funds have been credited in your favor
through ATM VISA CARD.
You are therefore advice to contact:
Mr.
Mr. Blexham Wynfeld
Director ATM Payment Department
London)
(Clydesdale Bank Plc London)
Email Address: blexham.wynfeld0@live.com
+44-7031 742
Direct Office lines: +44-7031-742-973
+44-844-774-
Fax Number: +44-844-774-5286
Contact him now for the delivery of your ATM Card. As soon as you establish a contact with him, an
ATM card will be issued to you immediately which you can use to withdraw your funds in any Bank
ATM Machine in your Country South Africa, but the maximum is R12, 000 per day. So if you like to
12,
receive your funds through this means you’re advised to contact (Mr. Blexham Wynfeld) with the
following information as stated below:
1. Your Full Name:
Where
2. Address Where You Want the Courier Company to Send Your ATM Card
To or (P.O Box)
3. Your Age:
Occupation
ion:
4. Occupation:
Numbers:
5. Telephone Numbers:
NOTE:
NOTE: You are advised to furnish Mr. Blexham Wynfeld with your correct and valid details. Also be
informed that the amount to be paid to you is R5, 000,000.00. (FIVE MILLION RAND)
000,000.00.
RAND)We expect
your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively thereby making
contact with MR. BLEXHAM WYNFELD as directed to avoid further delay.
Congratulations.
DR. EDWOR FOX.
ORD
DR. EDWORD FOX.
NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS.
The above email was sent by “Dr edword fox “ from this email address: dr.edwordfox@gmail.com
I, Foxy, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Dr edword fox “:
ooooh this email has THREE exclamation marks in the subject line, it has to be important ………..
Oh look I am the recipient of dubious amounts of cash from a supposed man of letters (DR) who hasn’t the faintest clue where he left his spell checker!
No wait – the last word in the above sentence should have been finished like this; “… checker !!!!” – look FOUR exclamation marks, now my message is more important than yours ‘edword’.