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Received by us: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:18:21 +0000 (UTC)
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Email analysis
This email is a blatant example of a fraudulent scam that leverages the guise of a financial institution and international representatives to deceive recipients. There are multiple indicators that highlight its fraudulent nature. Firstly, the sender uses a generic Gmail address ([email protected]) rather than an official email from the purported bank or organization, which is a major indicator of a scam. Additionally, the email attempts to create a false sense of urgency with phrases like “GET BACK NOW” and “IMMEDIATELY,” which are tactics used to pressure recipients into hasty decisions without proper consideration.
The content of the email is riddled with unacceptable grammatical mistakes and awkward phrasing, further diminishing its credibility. Notably, the alarming query about whether the recipient is “dead or still alive” is not only unconventional but intended to shock the recipient into action. The mention of a significant sum of money ($5.7 million USD) being transferred, along with an urgent demand for personal verification and the existence of a supposed Power of Attorney, is a common psychological manipulation tactic designed to extract personal information. Readers should be cautious and recognize that legitimate institutions will never request sensitive information or issue such alarming claims via email. Always verify such communications directly with the organization in question and refrain from engaging with unsolicited messages requesting personal information.
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ATTN BENEFICIARY, TRUTH OF THE MATTER { ARE YOU DEAD OR STILL ALIVE ? } IF YOU ARE ALIVE GET BACK NOW .
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*From The Office OfMr Scott WilliamsDirector-Paymaster-GeneralUnited Nation CompensationRepresentative West AfricanFund Payment Nigeria Unit.(GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC) (GTB)Mobile Phone +234 90001188222ATTN BENEFICIARY, TRUTH OF THE MATTER { ARE YOU DEAD OR STILL ALIVE ? } GET BACK NOW .Re : Payment Transfer Advice of Fund ($5.7M.USD).We are in Receipt of Your Death Certificate Certifying You Dead and Seeking for the Final Transfer of Your Contract Fund Payment into His Account in Canada with this bank name {CIBC }.PLEASE SIR, ARE YOU THE PERSON THAT GIVE THIS { MR ZEEV TUCH } THE POWER OF ATTORNEY TO CLAIM THIS YOUR COMPENSATION / FUND TRANSFER PAYMENTWITH THIS BANK ADDRESS BELOW THAT BELONG TO { MR ZEEV TUCH } OF CANADA ?PLEASE LET US KNOW FAST SO THAT WE WILL NOT TRANSFER YOUR CONTRACT FUND / COMPENSATION FUND TO A WRONG BENEFICIARY CONTRACTOR’S BANK ACCOUNT PLEASE.Bank Name: CIBCAddress: 3315 bay view ave north York Toronto Ontario CanadaSwift code : CIBCCATTAccount Number: 05712 010 9458735Account Name: Zeev TuchAll the Local Financial Contractual Obligations have been Met and the Contract / Compensation Fund is ready to Transfer to his Canadian Bank Account as he told this Bank and all the Concerns Bodies Including the security Authorities that is monitoring every Compensation Fund / that is deposited in this Appointed paying Bank that you have given him the (Power of Attorney) to proceed for this your contract Fund transfer payment into this Canadian Bank Account he presented to us for payment .Please, Understand that if We do not Hear from you IMMEDIATELY. We shall treat You as { DEAD CONTRACTOR AS HE DECLARE YOU DEAD }, and the Funds will be duly Transferred to the Account and Name Presented to us and no Account will you Blame Us or Hold us Responsible of your Contract / Compensation Fund of {$5.7M.USD} which has been Deposited in our (Treasury Bond Account Department) Waiting to get your Approval to go ahead in transfer or to hold on till we get a correct direction from you .As soon as this Commission gets your urgent response we will proceed with more transfer details on how you want to receive this Your Contract / Compensation Fund Payment immediately on this First Quarter 2025 Contract / Inheritance fund payment for the year.My Best RegardMr Scott WilliamsDirector-Paymaster-GeneralUnited Nation Representative West AfricanCompensation Fund Nigeria Unit.(GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC) (GTB)Mobile Phone +234 90001188222*
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From The Office Of Mr Scott Williams Director-Paymaster-General United Nation Compensation Representative West African Fund Payment Nigeria Unit. (GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC) (GTB) Mobile Phone +234 90001188222
ATTN BENEFICIARY, TRUTH OF THE MATTER { ARE YOU DEAD OR STILL ALIVE ? } GET BACK NOW .
Re : Payment Transfer Advice of Fund ($5.7M.USD).
We are in Receipt of Your Death Certificate Certifying You Dead and Seeking for the Final Transfer of Your Contract Fund Payment into His Account in Canada with this bank name {CIBC }.
PLEASE SIR, ARE YOU THE PERSON THAT GIVE THIS { MR ZEEV TUCH } THE POWER OF ATTORNEY TO CLAIM THIS YOUR COMPENSATION / FUND TRANSFER PAYMENTWITH THIS BANK ADDRESS BELOW THAT BELONG TO { MR ZEEV TUCH } OF CANADA ?
PLEASE LET US KNOW FAST SO THAT WE WILL NOT TRANSFER YOUR CONTRACT FUND / COMPENSATION FUND TO A WRONG BENEFICIARY CONTRACTOR’S BANK ACCOUNT PLEASE.
Bank Name: CIBC Address: 3315 bay view ave north York Toronto Ontario Canada Swift code : CIBCCATT Account Number: 05712 010 9458735 Account Name: Zeev Tuch
All the Local Financial Contractual Obligations have been Met and the Contract / Compensation Fund is ready to Transfer to his Canadian Bank Account as he told this Bank and all the Concerns Bodies Including the security Authorities that is monitoring every Compensation Fund / that is deposited in this Appointed paying Bank that you have given him the (Power of Attorney) to proceed for this your contract Fund transfer payment into this Canadian Bank Account he presented to us for payment .
Please, Understand that if We do not Hear from you IMMEDIATELY. We shall treat You as { DEAD CONTRACTOR AS HE DECLARE YOU DEAD }, and the Funds will be duly Transferred to the Account and Name Presented to us and no Account will you Blame Us or Hold us Responsible of your Contract / Compensation Fund of {$5.7M.USD} which has been Deposited in our (Treasury Bond Account Department) Waiting to get your Approval to go ahead in transfer or to hold on till we get a correct direction from you .
As soon as this Commission gets your urgent response we will proceed with more transfer details on how you want to receive this Your Contract / Compensation Fund Payment immediately on this First Quarter 2025 Contract / Inheritance fund payment for the year.
My Best Regard
Mr Scott Williams Director-Paymaster-General United Nation Representative West African Compensation Fund Nigeria Unit. (GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC) (GTB) Mobile Phone +234 90001188222