Hackers are attempting to access the bank accounts of people in Co Donegal – as Gaeilge.
Dozens of people have received emails in the name of Alice Martin who claims to have inherited more than ten million dollars from her late father Jospeh Martin in America.
The malicious emails are written in Irish.
In the emails the bogus email informs people that the sender is will to give 20% of the inheritance to the recipient if they can lodge the funds into their bank account.
The recipient is then asked for their bank account details!
A return email address is provided and the bogus emailer even signs off by saying “Go raibh maith agat.”
A Garda spokesperson said “We are aware of this email which is circulating in recent days.
“We would advise people in the case of all of these emails, no matter what language they are presented in, not to reply to them.
“We would also strongly advise people never to send any of their personal details, including bank account details, to anybody online.”
Below is the English and Irish versions of the bogus email below.
From ALICE MARTIN
My name is Alice Martin.
I am a 22 year old orphan girl. My parents got
death, but I have about ($10,500,000.00 United States dollars) in
bank here ($ 10,500,000.00 United States dollars) ten million
five hundred thousand US dollars that I inherited from my father
beloved of the late Joseph Martin.
I would like to invest the fund in your own country with your consent, with your
cooperation, with your assistance, advice and help.
Secondly, after you fully accept to work
me for this purpose, kindly express your interest through
reply back to me so I can give the information
necessary for you and the details of how to proceed further
long. I am ready to offer you 20% of the total amount of money on
final transfer of funds to your bank account.
Waiting for your urgent reply.
I wish you and your family all the best.
Contact me with my personal email:
alice.marttin60@gmail.com,
I need your guidance.
Thank you,
Alice Martin.
Ó ALICE MARTIN
Alice Martin is ainm dom.
Tá mé 22 bliain d’aois cailín dílleachta. Fuair mo thuismitheoirí
bás, ach tá tuairim is ($ 10,500,000.00 dollar na Stát Aontaithe) agam i
mbanc anseo ($ 10,500,000.00 dollar na Stát Aontaithe) deich milliún
cúig chéad míle dollar SAM a fuair mé le hoidhreacht ó m’athair
grámhara Joseph Martin nach maireann.
Ba mhaith liom an ciste a infheistiú i do thír féin le do thoiliú, le do
chomhoibriú, le do chúnamh, le do chomhairle agus le do chabhair.
Ar an dara dul síos, tar éis duit glacadh go hiomlán le bheith ag obair
liom maidir leis an gcuspóir seo, cuir in iúl go cineálta do spéis trí
fhreagra a thabhairt ar ais dom ionas go dtabharfaidh mé an fhaisnéis
riachtanach duit agus na sonraí maidir le conas dul ar aghaidh níos
faide. Táim réidh 20% de mhéid iomlán an airgid a thairiscint duit ar
aistriú deiridh an airgid chuig do chuntas bainc.
Ag fanacht le do fhreagra práinneach.
Guím gach rath ort agus ar do theaghlach go léir.
Déan teagmháil liom le mo ríomhphost pearsanta:
alice.marttin60@gmail.com,
Teastaíonn do threoir uaim.
Go raibh maith agat,
Alice Martin.
