419 scam: "HALIFAX BANK GROUP PLC"<admin@islandgazette.net> PAYMENT ON ACCRUED INTEREST OF £10.5 MILLION POUNDS

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447031994591 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- infordeliverynoticebit@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "HALIFAX BANK GROUP PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infohalifaxbank.groupplc@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 20:55:25 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT ON ACCRUED INTEREST OF £10.5 MILLION POUNDS

HALIFAX BANK GROUP PLC
69 CANNON STREET LONDON
EC4N5HA ,ENGLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
DATE:03/06/2010
FAX:+448704955663
PHONE+447031994591

ATTN:SIR/MADAM,

PAYMENT ON ACCRUED INTEREST OF £10.5 MILLION POUNDS

We sincerely apologies for the delay in the payment of your accrued interest
fund payment, it was due to the late clearance between our bank and that of our
corresponding Bank where your fund was originated WORLD BANK.

This is to notify you as our customers and various beneficiaries of all sorts
who are yet to receive their accrued interest fund payment for this fiscal year
2010 through our Bank HALIFAX BANK GROUP PLC LONDON, that they must pass
through our customer care services before our Remittance Department will remit your fund
to you the reason is to check-mate fraudulent activities and to make sure that
all the relevant documents meet the standard of financial authority (FA) UK. You
are hereby directed to contact this office for examination and proper
documentation of your accrued interest fund payment valued of (£10.500, 000.00
GBP)

Note, that we are taking all these measures because of complaints from our
numerous Customers over Internet embarrassment or what could be termed as scam,
so the Management has taken these measures for the safety of our customers and
Beneficiaries. We urgently need a reconfirmation of your details to help our
customer care service check-mate your file and approves it to our Remittance
Department to effect the transfer without no Daly.

Full name:
House Address:
Telephone Number:
A Copy of your ID CARD:
Current occupation:
Email Address:

Finally, Dear Customer we need all these information to check-mate your file
being passed from WORLD BANK to HALIFAX BANK for easy communication with you as soon as we received all this information your fund will be transferred into your
nominated account within 4 working days.

You are advice to reply via this email address below:

Tell:+447031994591
Email: infordeliverynoticebit@gmail.com

Awaiting your prompt response over these issue.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Mike Ellis
Chief Operating officer
HALIFAX BANK GROUP PLC.

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