Email Fraud Alert received from: Jacob
I recently received an email with this subject line: Your Fund Payment Letter Attached and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
I think the following:
This one beat my Gmail Spam Filter – but not my spammer antennae!
The full contents of the e-mail appear below:
Dear Email Owner/Fund Beneficiary,
IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM VISA CARD
This is to inform you that, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2011 in Durban, South
Africa last year, We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed United Nations secretary general,
and the governing body of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), 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 Winning/Inheritance funds have been credited in your favor
through ATM VISA CARD.
You are therefore advice to contact the HSBC Bank ATM Visa Card Issuance Department now with the
below contact details and forward your details to MR. CHARLES MILLS email address:
Contact: MR. CHARLES MILLS.
Director ATM VISA CARD Issuance Department
(HSBC Bank Plc London UK)
Contact Email: atmvisacard_charlesmills@london.com
Direct Office lines: +44-703-174-0594
Fax Number: +44-844-774-7814
Contact him now for the delivery of your ATM Visa 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, but the maximum is R20,000 (Rands) per day. So if you like to receive your funds
through this means you’re advised to contact (MR. CHARLES MILLS) with the following information as
stated below:
(1). Your Full Name:, (2). Address Where You Want the Courier Company to Send Your ATM Card
To or (P.O Box), (3). Your Age:, (4). Occupation:, (5). Cell/Mobile Number:
NOTE: You are advised to furnish MR. CHARLES MILLS with your correct and valid details. Also be informed that
the amount to be paid to you now in your local currency is R800,000.00 Rands (Eight Hundred Thousand South
African Rands) only. We expect your urgent response to this letter as to enable us monitor this payment effectively
thereby making contact with MR. CHARLES MILLS as directed to avoid further delay. Please Be Warned, as The
Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) does not instruct any other Bank or agent
in this payment except (MR. CHARLES MILLS), whom we can only give attention to.
Thanks for your understanding as you follow instructions.
Yours in Services.
MRS. AMANDA NKOSI
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER.
(FIC) SOUTH AFRICA.
The above email was sent by FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE from this email address: fic_amandankosi@hotmail.com