Fictitious correspondence, allegedly issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regarding funds purportedly under the control of the OCC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and foreign financial institutions is in circulation. This correspondence may be distributed via e-mail, fax, or postal mail.
Any document claiming that the OCC is involved in holding any funds for the benefit of any individual or entity is fraudulent. The OCC does not participate in the transfer of funds for, or on behalf of, individuals, business enterprises, or governmental entities.
Attached is a copy of this fraudulent correspondence as well as related fictitious documents, which are being sent to consumers in an attempt to elicit funds from those individuals and to gather personal information to be used in possible future identification theft.
Correspondence may indicate that an "Exchange Control Approval Payment Order" valued at $7,500,000.00 is being held until a "Currency Capital Control Clearance ITP Fee" is secured. The recipient of this correspondence is instructed to wire funds, which are purportedly used to pay tax. The recipient will receive several tax bills, which over time may equate to $10,400.00, before having any supposed funds released. Throughout the course of this scam, the potential victim will be instructed to provide the following personal identifiable information: full name and address, mobile phone and fax, company name and position, profession, age, marital status, and a scanned copy of his or her identification. Contact information provided in the correspondence is for that of either William Blattner, who is purportedly with Standard Chartered Bank, or Glenn David, who is purportedly a representative of the OCC. The specific contact information appearing in the correspondence is as follows:
William Blattner
Office of the General Manager, Department of Foreign Operations
standardcharteredbnk2011@live.com
+44-7024021358
1 Basing-Hall Avenue, London-EC2V 5DD
Glenn David
Executive Secretary
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Administrator of National Banks
Washington, DC 20219
509-262-6309
secretry.occ@blumail.org
Please note that the OCC does not employ anyone by the name of Glenn David. In addition, the e-mail address and the telephone number mentioned in the material are not associated with the OCC.
While the correspondence may look authentic and bear an official looking Comptroller of the Currency logo, this is a fraudulent correspondence.
The correspondence contains number of grammatical errors and an email address not associated with the OCC.
Correspondence may indicate that an "Exchange Control Approval Payment Order" for $7,500,000.00 is being held until a Currency Capital Control Clearance ITP Fee is secured. The recipient of this correspondence is instructed to wire funds.
The recipient will receive several tax bills, which over time may equate to $10,400.00, before having any supposed funds released.
The victiom is instructed to wire funds,which over time may equate to $10,400.00, before having any supposed funds released.
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