I thought the British had better grammar
I just found out that I’m the beneficiary of a $1.3m USD contract/inheritance/award fund. Not sure why a bank in the UK is offering US Dollars or their head of “International Remittance” is using a Yahoo email address out of Hong Kong. How much you want to bet I’m going to be asked to send a service fee in order to claim this money?
This message got past Reflexion’s filters. Always remember that any legitimate need for contact info or banking info will not happen via e-mail; banks know better than that!
HSBC BANK PLC. (REGISTERED NO.1026167).
ADDRESS: 8 CANADA SQUARE LONDON , E14 5HQ ,
UNITED KINGDOM.Attn: Beneficiary,
The World Bank and United Nations Organization have officially approved to pay you part payment of your contract/inheritance/award funds.This decision was made last week.With this development,a woman by name (MRS. JANET WHITE) came to our office with an application stating that you gave her the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your outstanding contract/Inheritance/award funds.She made us to believe that you are dead and that she is your next of kin.We got your email address and decided to send an email through this address hoping to find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at any time give this woman the power of attorney to represent you.
Please let us know also if you are aware of this development,hence we are almost ready to transfer part payment of $1.3m USD of your outstanding funds to her nominated bank account stated below:
Bank Name:Washington Mutual Bank
Address:1723 Palmdale Bulv.
Palmdale Ca. 93550
Acct # : 3573813158
Rout # : 322271627
Swift code # : WMSBUS66
Beneficiary:JANET WHITEIf you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this email immediately by contacting the head of the International remittance department (Mr.Michael Geoghegan).
His contact informations are written below:
Name:Mr.Michael Geoghegan.
Direct Telephone Number:+44-70-45703001
Fax Number:+44-870-9741509
Email:hsbcmigeogan@yahoo.com.hk
Email:hsbcmigeogan@j-mail.infoFor immediate transfer of your funds be informed that you are not allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this transfer other than this office, you are required to send to him an email with your full name,Company or Residential address and your direct Telephone number,Fax Number and your mobile phone where you can be reach at all time.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Alex Hungate.
FOR HSBC BANK LONDON.
Antivirus and Antispyware recommendation
I am often asked for advice on buying antivirus protection for home computers, and for a while I haven’t had a good answer. For my business clients, I use Reflexion.net to screen and filter inbound e-mail (the most common source of viruses and worms), and that leaves spyware and malware to be the biggest problems, for which I use CounterSpy.
So for the home user, I’ve been recommending CounterSpy as well, but didn’t have a good answer on how to protect e-mail as well (unless they were willing to allow me to host their e-mail).
Finally the product I have been waiting for is finally on the market and available. I haven’t actually tried it out myself yet, but definitely will. But my confidence and appreciation for CounterSpy makes me trust this new addition to the family without hesitation.
http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/vipre-antivirus-antispyware-is-now.html
The IRS is not going to e-mail you a link for easy access to your refund
Click HERE for my thoughts on the IRS.
And be wary of any e-mail that wants you to click on a link for access to any kind of financial information, whether it claims to be from the IRS or your bank, PayPal, eBay, etc.
Here’s a useful post on the most recent incarnation of this phishing scam:
http://deb-tech.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!49551AC4A11853DE!1052.entry
