on April 11, 2008 by Wolf in Internet Scams, Comments (0)
Is it True You Are Dead?
This phishing email is very creative but not exceedingly believable. I thought it was one of the funniest I had seen for a while. It is an interesting title, however, as it contains an implicit call to action. A good marketer with the right product could do some good with this title. THe phishing contents were a bit of a let-down, as story-lines go.
Frank Woodword
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:28:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Frank Woodword
Subject: IS IT TRUE THAT YOU ARE DEAD?
To: s.e.summers@att.net
[removed: a very poor Bank of Scotland logo clip]
Attention: Beneficiary
Sir,
ALIVE OR DEAD
In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the first quarter of the year 2008 ending within few days from now, we discovered that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis that the owners have died some time last year or have given out an authorization note of change of data.
After the investigations however, it was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired Staffs to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the Bonafide Benefactors and one traced to your own change is this Mr Rick Jones who said you are dead, hence they have forwarded some documents of funeral service held for you so as to divert your fund.
They have also forwarded this bank account below as the new account that will receive this money.
Bank: Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road , Central – Hong Kong
Account Name: Rick Jones
Account Number: 235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: HASEHKHH
But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address which after 2 days from now and there is no response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the transfer.
If proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please forward to us all the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone number,contact address.
These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that you are not dead.
Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this man to court and prosecute him while your fund will be paid to you immediately without any further delay.
You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal proceedings against Mr. Rick Jones and his accomplices.
Yours Faithfully.
Mr. Frank Woodward
Remittance/Foreign Operation Manager
Bank of Scotland, Isle of Man
London UkPh: 00 44 70240 69943
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Dear Mr Wordwood,
I must admit I hadn’t considered the issue until I received your well-timed email. I will forthwith make an appointment with my embalmer to have the standard tests performed. If the tests show that I am indeed dead, I will forward you the name and address of the executor of my will.
Yours.
Wolf Halton
N. A. Entity
Anomaly Research
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