It has come to the Club’s attention that there is a new email scam looking to obtain funds by fraudulent payment diversion. Members are reminded of the importance of properly scrutinising emails and addresses before replying.
Emails have been received purporting to be from ships or owners asking to verify fund transfers, to arrange for surveyors or to arrange for tug services.
In the recent cases suspicion was aroused as there was no club information, agent information or arrival date and no copy to the head office. In addition, whilst the email address in the body of the email looked legitimate, the email address in the email header was from what looked like a personal ‘Gmail’ account.
See attached file: New Email Scam Payment Diversion Fraud.pdf
新型邮件钓鱼付款诈骗
UK协会注意到，新近出现一种通过邮件钓鱼付款的诈骗术。会员在回复邮件前，应注意检查邮件和地址，谨防上当受骗。
此类邮件一般发自船方或船东，要求收件人确认转账信息以及安排检验员或拖船服务等。
在近期多起案件中，一些未显示协会信息、代理信息或抵达日期且未抄送总部的邮件，十分可疑。而且，尽管正文显示的邮件地址看似正规，但邮件抬头的地址显示的却是“Gmail”个人账户。
详细信息请参阅附件。
