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Contributed by: YourHub.com on 12/19/2007

The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office has received information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding spam e-mail purporting to be from "Amando M. Tetangco", the governor of the "Bangko Sentral Pilipinas", (Central Bank of the Philippines). The e-mail claims the recipient is the beneficiary of a large sum of money, free of any liens or encumbrances, and asks the recipient to confirm the following information:

· First and last name
· Direct phone, fax ,and mobile numbers
· Complete residential address
· Occupation
· Age and sex

The e-mail directs the recipient to send the information to Tetangco's personal e-mail address at mr_tetangco@mail.com. However, in the original message text, the e-mail is supposedly from amando@bsp.gov.ph, which is Amando Tetangco's actual e-mail address.

After providing this information, victims are asked for information about their bank accounts in order to receive a wire transfer or a certified bank draft.
This e-mail is an attempt to retrieve personal data for fraudulent use. Do not respond! As always, be cautious when responding to requests or special offers delivered through unsolicited e-mail:

· Guard your personal information as well as your account information carefully.
· Never give any personal, credit, or banking information in response to unsolicited e-mail.
· Be cautious when links are provided in an unsolicited e-mail. It is best to open your browser and type the legitimate or known website address into the address bar

Remember, if a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Have a safe and happy holiday season.

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