Scam Money Transfers - Banks, Bank Managers
Example - Cagle Brown, First National Bank of South Africa
Have you received an email from a bank official, "Cagle Brown" at "First National Bank of South Africa",
claiming that he has found a "dormant account" or money from a deceased customer
with no next of kin, or no will, and he needs you, a foreigner to help him take
the money, to keep it from being turned over to the bank or government?
It is a scam. Even if it weren't a scam, it would be a felony,
fraud and theft. But it is all nonsense, a scam made up to get money from you.
See the example below, an actual email from the scammer, sent to a victim.
The scammer intends to to get hold of your money instead, by conning you into sending money for various "fees" to free the
"funds in escrow".
If you would like a step by step
explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here!
Note some of the obvious scam clues that we have
highlighted in the email below,
such as excessive/incorrect use of CAPITAL letters, terrible spelling, grammar
and punctuation, the use of free email accounts rather than a domain and website that
matches the company's name, etc.
Scam email:
FROM: MR CAGLE BROWN
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG. SOUTH AFRICA
PRIVATE Email:
caglebrown333@hotmail.com
Direct Line: +27-84-5520-869
ATT:SIR/MADAM
PLEASE KEEP THIS CONFIDENTIAL.
I Am Mr. CAGLE BROWN, a Staff of FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF SOUTH AFRICA I am writing following an opportunity in my office that will
be of immense benefit to both of us. In my department we discovered an
abandoned sum of USD$5.8 Million (FIVE MILLION, Eight Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
customers Late MR. ROBERT OST, an American who unfortunately lost his life
in th e plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January
31 2000, including his wife and only daughter, You can read more about the
crash on visiting this site.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
Since we got information about his death, we have
been silently expecting his next of kin or relatives to come over and claim
his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as
Next of Kin or Relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking
guidelines, Unfortunately I learnt that his supposed next of kin being his
only daughter died along with him in the plane crash leaving nobody with the
knowledge of this fund behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this
discovery that I as the Head of this Department now decided to make business
with you and release the money to you as the Next of Kin or beneficiary of
the funds for safety keeping and subsequent disbursement since nobody is
coming for it and w e don't want this money to go back into Government
treasury as unclaimed bill.
The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that
such money remained after five years the money will be transferred into
banking treasury as unclaimed funds. I agreed that 35% of this money would
be for you as foreign partner and for your assistance, while the balance
will be for my investment in your country. I will visit your country for the
disbursement according to the percentages indicated above once this money
gets into your account. Please be honest to me and trust is our watchword in
this transaction, note this transaction is confidential and risk free. As
soon as you receive this mail you should contact me back or call me on my
direct number: TEL: + 27-84-5520-869, Please note that all necessary
arrangement for the smooth release of these funds to you has been finalized.
We will discuss much in details when I do receive
your response, please in your response inclu de your telephone and fax
numbers for easy communication.
Best Regards
MR. CAGLE BROWN
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG. SOUTH AFRICA
PRIVATE Email:caglebrown333@hotmail.com
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