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E-Mail interception // Scam

  • 22-08-2014 2:20pm
    #1
    RUDOLF289
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 794 ✭✭✭


    Good afternoon,

    I just came across something rather worrying.

    I e-mailed a client of my, asking him to make a payment for duty/VAT to revenue for a shipment we are handling on his behalf. I gave him the amount. They are familiar with this process as they have done this before.

    Shortly after this e-mail, he received another e-mail, from MY e-mail address, with MY signature details at the bottom, with the following text ;

    "quote"

    Hello (name of my contact)

    Revenue just adviced that their account can not reflect payments at the moment that you should make transfer of € 5257.52 available to the Beneficiary below:


    Account name: xxxxxxxxx (name withheld by me)
    Account Number: xxxxxxxx (account number withheld by me
    Routing Number: xxxxxx (Again witheld by me)
    Swift Code xxxxxxx
    Bank Name: xxxxxxx
    Bank Address: xxxxxxxxx

    Confirm when transfer has been made

    Thanks and regards

    Signature

    "unquote"

    The account name appears to be an individual

    The bank involved appears to be a US bank with a US address

    Anybody come across this before ? Any suggestions where to report this ?

    Needless to say, my client alerted me to this rather strange e-mail and the money is safe, i.e. will be transferred to revenue as usual.

    I will also post this in the Entrepreneurial and Business section

    Any suggestions / replies welcome

    Cheers,
    Rudolf289


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