Protection Against Unsolicited Financial Proposals

It has come to the knowledge of the Bank of Mauritius that some Mauritians are receiving unsolicited mails, enticing them to enter into financial transactions with persons claiming to be highly connected with foreign statesmen of ill-repute or well known foreign government undertakings.

In this connexion, those contacted are being requested by the mail senders to provide their full names, addresses, account details, and even credit/debit card information.

Other than being connected with money-laundering activities, such unsolicited offers for engaging into dubious transactions with unknown parties, may form part of well orchestrated plans to deprive account holders of their monies or to entangle them into swindling activities or even dangerous deals. Utmost caution should be exercised by members of the public before responding, if at all, to such unsolicited mails or communicating details of their accounts, card numbers and so forth.

Bank of Mauritius

16 March 2001