Email Fraud Alert received from: Edward
I recently received an email with this subject line: YOUR CONFIRMATION IS NEEDED FOR YOUR FUND TRANSFER VIA SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK. 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:
Date: 16th September, 2013.
FROM MR. COLLINS MURRAY.
HEAD OF FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY INVESTIGATION AND SETTLEMENT TEAM, UK.
RE: File Number: FSAIST/L-UK/US/0024/13.
We are pleased to inform you that we have now made arrangements for you to
receive your outstanding fund through the Reserve bank of South Africa by
electronic transfer since you reside in South Africa. This decision was
taken to avoid any hitch in the payment of your long outstanding fund.
It may interest you to know that we have successfully concluded
arrangements with Reserve bank of South Africa to pay you via electronic
transfer to your designated bank account. The arrangement was made for
easy transfer of your fund to your bank account over there in South
Africa.
We have already moved your payment file to the appropriate department of
Reserve bank of South Africa and they will contact you as soon as you
indicate your readiness for the transfer.
You are hereby advised to confirm your readiness to receive your fund via
Reserve bank of South Africa, so that we shall inform them to contact you
for the transfer.
We await your urgent response.
Regards,
Mr. Collins Murray.
HEAD OF FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY INVESTIGATION AND SETTLEMENT TEAM,
UK.
The above email was sent by “Collins Murray” from this email address: collins_murray2011@yahoo.com
I, Edward , have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Collins Murray”:
The Nigerians are not sleeping