419 scam: Alliance & Leicester Bank <allianceleicesteronline3@msn.com> CREDIT ADVISE IN YOUR FAVOR

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "account opening" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +447045724839 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +448702706081 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Alliance & Leicester Bank <allianceleicesteronline3@msn.com>
Reply-To: info@myallianceleicester-online.com
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 14:54:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CREDIT ADVISE IN YOUR FAVOR

Alliance & Leicester Bank plc,

95 Victoria Street,

GB - London, SW1h 0HW,

Tel: +44-704-572-4839

Fax: +44-870-270-6081

info@myallianceleicester-online.com

Opening Hours:9.00 - 5.00 PM

Mondays-Fridays

Our ref: UKLLS/02-J/3025/NL

Your ref: ALSBL/21/47-0012

CREDIT ADVISE IN YOUR FAVOR.

Attn:

This is to inform you that we have received a credit advice from THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS for the sum of £2,800, 000.00 to be credited to your account.

Since you do not have an operational account with this bank, your funds have been lodged in a suspense account pending the activation of an account.

The Accounts department is now processing your account Opening. You are hereby required to make an initial deposit based on the type of account you wish to hold with Alliance & Leicester Bank.

The category of account and the initial deposit available in Alliance & Leicester Bank are stated below:

1. Regular Account, the initial deposit is £1,000 ($1,980.30 USD) ,The Maximum transfer possible within a month is £550, 000.00 ($1,100,000.00 USD)

2. Daily Account, the initial deposit is £1,500 (2,970.44 USD),The Maximum transfer possible within a month is £620,000.00 ($1,242,000.00 USD).

3. Premium Account, the initial deposit is £2,000 (3,960.59 USD), The Maximum transfer possible within a month from this account is £700, 000.00 ($1,402,000.00 USD).

4. Platinum Account, the initial deposit is £3,000 (5,940.89 USD),The Maximum transfer possible from this account within a month is £870,000.00 ($1,742,000.00 USD) and above.

Also take note that you don't need to be physically present for the signature cards as all transactions for the Account Set up will be done online and your account will be activated immediately we receive the initial deposit as requested.

For your account to be activated immediately, you are required to transfer the initial deposit which will be deposited in your account to activate the account before your claims can be transferred out of the suspense account into a normal operative account.

Note that funds lodged in suspense account are NON-DEDUCTIBLE until it has been transferred to your operative account.

Once your account is opened you will have an account number and a pin code which you will use to access your account through our website for online transfer.

Advise us on when payment can be made in order for us to inform you of payment modality.

For verbal clarifications please call Tel: +44-704-572-4839

We look forward for your prompt response.

Thank you for banking with us!.

Yours in service,

Alan Rhodes

Account Officer In charge,

Direct Line: +44-704-572-4839

Email :info@myallianceleicester-online.com,
customersupports@myallianceleicester-online.com

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MEMBER (AFM)( Rc.NO. 14752) United Kingdom's Authority for the Financial Markets The AFM is the licensed body for securities institutions within the Supervision of the Securities Trade 1995 an affiliate of Group Investments AG.

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