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3/17/2018

Since the advent of email and the Internet, one of the oldest scams around is receiving an email note, where the sender tries to entice the email recipient into providing banking and personal related information, and promising a significant cash payout. Remember all the email scams from Nigeria? (It’s almost comical that fraudsters are still attempting to do this). I received an email note last week. It happened to be in my email spam folder. I did not open the email note, but did look at the message source, and could see in plain text what the content of the message was. See below.

Below is a link with some valuable information on recognizing and avoiding email scams.
https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/publicsafety/crime/recognizing_and_avoiding_email_s.html

Bank of America
115 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036, USA
From Desktop of Mr. Jeff Anderson
Our Ref: BOF-0XX2/987/20
E-mail:jeffa9257@gmail.com

It is my modest obligation to write you this letter as regards the Authorization of your owed payment through our most respected financial institution (Bank of America). I am Mr. Jeff Anderson, TRANSFER INSPECTION OFFICER, foreign operations Department Bank of America, the British Government in Conjunction with us government, World Bank, united Nations Organization on foreign Payment matters has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration to handle all foreign payments and release them 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 body together with the committee on international debt reconciliation department to release your overdue funds with immediate effect; with this exclusive vide transaction no.: wha/eur/202,password: 339331, pin code: 78569, having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment with us within the next 96hrs.

Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us and your name is next on the list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment. Be advised that because of too many funds beneficiaries, you are entitled to receive the sum of $14.5M,(Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only), as to enable us pay other eligible beneficiaries.

To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below:

1) Your Full Name:
2) Your Full Address:
3) Your Contact Telephone and Fax No:
4) Your Profession, Age and Marital Status:
5) Any Valid Form of Your Identification/Driver's License:
6) Bank Name:
7) Bank Address:
8) Account Name:
9) Account Number:
10) Swift Code:
11) Routing Number:

As soon as we receive the above mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without any further delay. This notification email should be your confidential property to avoid impersonators claiming your fund. You are required to provide the above information for your transfer to take place through Bank to Bank Transfer directly from Bank of America

We Look Forward To Serving You Better.

Mr. Jeff Anderson,
TRANSFER INSPECTION OFFICER
Bank of America

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Cell Phone Scam

3/16/2018

I've been receiving phone calls from international numbers over the last few days (6 calls so far). The calls I've received originate from Somalia, the phone rings only once and then disconnects. I haven't picked up the calls as I can see on the call display that they are international calls. I found some information on a cell phone scam that pretty well fits into the same category as what I'm experiencing. http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/new-phone-scam-involves-overseas-calls Don't pick up these calls and don't call back. Call blocking probably won't work as the number is always a little different.

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