Friday, June 16. 2006
A 419 traps a Bank Manager
I haven't written about 419 schemes in a long time. They're very old and I see them constantly - I've become sufficiently inured to them that it takes something quite extraordinary to get me to notice.
So it was quite a surprise that a Canadian Bank Manager fell for one so badly that he advised a customer that the windfall she had received was legitimate - and it cost her $40,000CAN.
To be sure, this one was targeted, via cell phone and involved some serious identity information leaks. But a financial professional should know that these cash-up-front schemes are criminal.
JaBbA says check it out, and learn from it.
So it was quite a surprise that a Canadian Bank Manager fell for one so badly that he advised a customer that the windfall she had received was legitimate - and it cost her $40,000CAN.
To be sure, this one was targeted, via cell phone and involved some serious identity information leaks. But a financial professional should know that these cash-up-front schemes are criminal.
JaBbA says check it out, and learn from it.
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