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Received by us: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:15:04 +0000 (UTC)
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Email analysis
This email is a quintessential example of a phishing scam, designed to deceive the recipient into providing sensitive personal and banking information under the pretense of a sizable monetary transfer. Several red flags indicate its fraudulent nature. First, it comes from a generic Gmail address, and the sender’s identity raises suspicion, especially when claiming to represent the “Foreign Payment Director” at a bank. The use of unprofessional language and numerous grammatical errors, such as “Central Bnak of Nigeria,” highlight a lack of credibility and attention to detail usually expected from official correspondence.
The message presents an implausible scenario involving a large sum of money ($10.5 million) that allegedly requires immediate verification, which is a common scam tactic meant to provoke urgency and prompt hasty decision-making. The email proceeds to ask for sensitive information under the guise of confirming a supposed authorization for a claim by another individual, Mrs. Chantal Odelle Williams, a tactic often used to create a false sense of legitimacy. Legitimate financial institutions would never request sensitive details such as bank account numbers, personal addresses, or identification through email.
Readers should remain vigilant against such fraudulent communications, avoid responding or sharing personal information, and report any suspicious emails to the appropriate authorities. Recognizing the signs of phishing scams, including unsolicited communication offering large sums of money and requesting personal verification, is crucial in protecting oneself from potential identity theft or financial loss.
Plain text Email
DEAR sir
TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE. OF $10.5M USD
We are hereby to notify you concerning your fund Transfer through our , to your bank account, which has been officially approved by the management of World Bank Swiss (WBS) and Nigeria Government to credit the sum of US$10/5m into your bank account. Note that the bank have started processing your bill of payment and everything concerning the immediate remittance of your funds will be carried out within the time we received your banking information —————————————————– Please, you are hereby required to verify the following immediately:-
1. Did you AUTHORIZE one Mrs. Chantal Odelle Williams of South Africa whose Identification (ID) Copy is hereby attached below on this email to claim and receive the payment on your behalf although she claim to be your sister’s in-law?
2. Did you sign any “Deed of Assignment” in her favor? Thereby making her the current beneficiary with the following account details below as she present and pose herself to be your sister’s in-law:
3. Account Name: Mrs. Chantal Odelle Williams
4. Account Number: 62692202280
5. Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ
6. Bank Name: FNB (First National Bank)
7.Bank Address:1 Quantum Street, Techno Park, Stellenbosch, 7600 South Africa.
8. The Transaction Reference: (Your Sister’s In-Law)
Therefore, reconfirm the aforesaid information accurately, because this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liable of any fund credited into an unknown account.
These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you if you did not send {Mrs. Chantal Odelle Williams} to claim your fund on your behalf
1.Your Full Bank Account Details 2.Your Direct Cell or office phone to reach you 3.Your address of locations 4.Your full name 5. Occupation —————————— As soon as i confirm your details i will proceed with your fund transfer
Yours Faithfully, Dr Mary Igwe Foreign Payment Director Central Bnak of Nigeria
HTML Email
DEAR sir
TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE. OF $10.5M USD
We are hereby to notify you concerning your fund Transfer through our , to your bank account, which has been officially approved by the management of World Bank Swiss (WBS) and Nigeria Government to credit the sum of US$10/5m into your bank account. Note that the bank have started processing your bill of payment and everything concerning the immediate remittance of your funds will be carried out within the time we received your banking information —————————————————– Please, you are hereby required to verify the following immediately:-
1. Did you AUTHORIZE one Mrs. Chantal Odelle Williams of South Africa whose Identification (ID) Copy is hereby attached below on this email to claim and receive the payment on your behalf although she claim to be your sister’s in-law?
2. Did you sign any “Deed of Assignment” in her favor? Thereby making her the current beneficiary with the following account details below as she present and pose herself to be your sister’s in-law:
3. Account Name: Mrs. Chantal Odelle Williams
4. Account Number: 62692202280
5. Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ
6. Bank Name: FNB (First National Bank)
7.Bank Address:1 Quantum Street, Techno Park, Stellenbosch, 7600 South Africa.
8. The Transaction Reference: (Your Sister’s In-Law)
Therefore, reconfirm the aforesaid information accurately, because this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liable of any fund credited into an unknown account.
These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you if you did not send {Mrs. Chantal Odelle Williams} to claim your fund on your behalf
1.Your Full Bank Account Details 2.Your Direct Cell or office phone to reach you 3.Your address of locations 4.Your full name 5. Occupation —————————— As soon as i confirm your details i will proceed with your fund transfer
Yours Faithfully, Dr Mary Igwe Foreign Payment Director Central Bnak of Nigeria