Email Fraud Alert received from: zaheda
I recently received an email with this subject line: YOUR GOOD 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.
The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
1775 K ST NW # 400
WASHINGTON D.C., DC 20006-1500, UNITED STATES
TEL/FAX: +1-206-202-1160
Attn: Fund Beneficiary/ Email Owner,
PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD
We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed United Nations secretary general, and the
governing body of the UNITED NATIONS Monetary Unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your
Winning/Inheritance 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.
To issue the ATM Visa Card, you are therefore advised to contact the South African Reserve Bank
private Bank Agent, this is so because the United Nations Anti-Crime Commission and the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) has chosen them to payout your fund, because Reserve Bank ATM Visa Card is a
global payments technology that enables consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments to
use digital currency instead of cash, We have advised the Bank Payment Agent (DR. CHARLES MILLS) to
open a private email address with a new number as to enable us to monitor this payment to avoid further
delay or misdirection of your fund. Kindly contact the South African Reserve Bank private Bank Agent
now with the below contact details:
Contact: DR. CHARLES MILLS.
Director ATM CARD Issuance Department
(South African Reserve Bank)
Contact Email: privatecharlesmillsrb@gmail.com
Direct lines: +277-3824-5669
Fax Number: +278-6614-8371
We will monitor this payment ourselves to avoid any illegal act from the bank official. Kindly fill the
below details and forward it to DR. CHARLES MILLS above email address immediately:
1. Your Full Name:
2. Your postal address:
3. Your Age:
4. Occupation:
5. Mobile Numbers:
Be informed that the total amount on the ATM Visa Card is R5,000,000.00. (FIVE MILLION SOUTH
AFRICAN RANDS).
Congratulations in Advance as you follow instructions.
Yours in Service.
MR. WILSON STEWART
United Nations Funds Investigation Unit.
The above email was sent by “kiba@t-home.mk” from this email address: privatecharlesmillsrb@gmail.com
I, zaheda, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “kiba@t-home.mk”:
Another scam