EMAIL FRAUD WEARS ANOTHER FACE – DON’T FALL PREY!!

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I will summarize and let you see the mail trail below for a fuller understanding. Your email is compromised and someone has access to your address book. He then sets up a similar email to yours, not exactly same, but your correct name is stated as the one to reply to in his outgoing mails.

One of the people in your address book receives the first of such mails where you asked him to sort out an urgent financial need for you and that you would give him the account details as soon as you have them (making it appear as if it is actually for someone else who is yet to provide the account details)

The same recipient then gets another mail from the sender forwarding the details provided by the supposed beneficiary, and asking him rather arrogantly, to email him as soon as he paid to enable him advise beneficiary.

To the unwary, this may appear a genuine request from a friend, acquaintance, boss etc and depending on the relationship you may act without cross checking; in which case “the mugu don fall”!!!

It is a fraud by all the definitions of the term: ignore such mails or at best personally contact the person supposedly making the request. This is what my contact did in the case below. It is the last quarter of the year and people want to make money by all means!    

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From: basilchukwuezi@yahoo.com

Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 09:47:34 +0000

To: gbenga<gussy2005@yahoo.com>

ReplyTo: basilchukwuezi@yahoo.com

Subject: Re: PAYMENT

FRAUD!

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria.

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From: gussy2005@yahoo.com

Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 09:26:27 +0000

To: Basilchukwuezi@yahoo.com<Basilchukwuezi@yahoo.com>

ReplyTo: gussy2005@yahoo.com

Subject: Fw: PAYMENT

Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN

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From: basil chukwuezi <basilchukwuazi@yahoo.com>

Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 15:25:55 -0700

To: gussy2005@yahoo.com<gussy2005@yahoo.com>

ReplyTo: basil chukwuezi <basilchukwuazi@yahoo.com>

Subject: PAYMENT

Gbenga,

Please i have a personal outstanding of N83,000 i will need you to urgently sort out on my behalf. i will forward the account details to your mail as soon as i receive it.

Confirm receipt of mail.

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria.

From: basil chukwuezi <basilchukwuazi@yahoo.com>

Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 02:14:31 -0700

To: gussy2005@yahoo.com<gussy2005@yahoo.com>

ReplyTo: basil chukwuezi <basilchukwuazi@yahoo.com>

Subject: Fwd: Account Details

    Gbenga,

See account details below, please email me as soon as this is treated so i can advice beneficiary accordingly.

On Friday, October 10, 2014 10:58 AM, Anazodo Promise <anapromise2001@yahoo.com> wrote:

Sir,
 please see my details below as requested.

Anazodo Promise
3087861078
First Bank

Savings Account