WARNING: These are scams. They are Emails sent to a honeytrap address only ever used for this purpose. Do not reply to these people, they will try to con you into paying out money in return for nothing.
CAVEAT: Please note that some of these Emails may be impersonating a genuine company or person. We wish to make it clear that any such name mentioned within these Emails has no connection to the scam. For the sake of searching, we leave these messages untouched, but we will respond to any concerns left in our comments.
From: Investec <[email protected]>
Reply: Investec <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 13:10:06 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Your outstanding payment"""""""""""""
INVESTEC BANK, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
100 GRAYSTON DRIVE, SANDOWN, SANDTON, 2196
PO BOX 785700, SANDTON, 2146,
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27736636880, FAX: +2772331592
Attention: Honorable Beneficiary,
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT £3,820,000.00.
It is my modest obligation to write you this letter in regards to the authorization of your owed payment through our most respected financial institution (INVESTEC SOUTH AFRICA). I am Bonga Nta, The Director International Remittance Department. This is to inform you that the South Africa Government, in conjunction with the WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS (UN) on foreign payment matters, have empowered this bank after much consultation and consideration, to handle all foreign payments and release funds to their appropriate beneficiaries with the help of a representative from Federal Reserve Bank of New York. As the newly appointed / accredited International Paying Bank, we have been instructed by the World Governing Bodies, together with the Committee on International Debt and the Board of Foreign Payments on Inheritance Funds, Award claims, and Contract Review Panel, to release your overdue funds with immediate effect; with this exclusive Vide Transaction no: WHA/EUR/202 and Transfer Allocation No.: IBCL/X44/701LN/WGB/GB, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876, Immediate IBCL Telex Confirmation No: 222568, Secret Code: XXTN016. Having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment with the United Nations immediately.
Be informed that we have verified and certify your payment file ok as directed to us, and your file is next on the payment schedule list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment before the end of this year 2017. Be advised that because of too many beneficiaries due for payment at this quarter of the year, you are entitled to receive the sum of Three Million Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand British Pounds (£3,820,000.00) only, this is to enable us pay other beneficiaries. To facilitate the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below:
1) Your full Name and Address:
2) Phones, Fax and Mobile No. :
3) Profession, Age and Marital Status:
4) Copy of any valid form of your Identification:
Upon the receipt of the above mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without delays. Be also informed that you are required to discontinue further communication with any other person(s) or office so as to avoid distortion of data; you are required to provide the above information for your transfer to take place immediately.
Your prompt response to this above directive will be highly imperative.
Yours truly,
Bonga Nta.
Director, Foreign Operations Department.