419 scam: Inter-continental Bank Plc <bankplcintercontinental67@yahoo.com.ph> Re: Your USD3.5M Accrued Interest

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Inter-continental Bank Plc <bankplcintercontinental67@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: intercontinentalbankplc.lagos@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:42:31 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Re: Your USD3.5M Accrued Interest

Inter-continental Bank Plc

14 Abbey Lane ,

Victoria Island Lagos

Nigeria

Attention: Sir,

According to
the disbursement agreement existing between our bank and the Central
Bank of Nigeria ,we contact you in respect of your USD3.5M Accrued
Interest Contract / Inheritance Fund Payment.

This amount
emanated from your fund credit on-hold with the Central Bank of Nigeria .
It is this amount therefore that we plan to release to you by Draft.
The aim of the draft payment is to eliminate excess charges associated
with transfer mode of payments.

The Draft is approved for Payment under three (3) Standard Collection Basis;

(1) We have
the honor to invite you to Our Bank Information Center at the bank
premises in Lagos Nigeria to enable you pick the Draft with prove of
ownership. Representatives not honored.

(2) The Draft
can be dispatched to your mailing address for your collection and
lodgement with your local bank, while you bearing the delivery fee.

(3) We can
alternatively arrange to deposit your Draft with our bank on your
intention to operate a Domiciliary Account Balance with us to enable us
deposit the Draft in your own account name. On this particular
arrangement, we shall forward to you our Account

Registration Form to enable you fill the necessary information for the registration of your account with our bank.

After your
accounts registration and approval, you will be required to activate
your Account Balance with a Minimum Cash Deposit to make your account
operational to accommodate the volume of Draft since the Draft cannot be
deposited on a Zero Account.

The
Inter-continental Bank has a standing tradition of recognizing and
protecting the privacy of its customers. The Bank maintains strict
privacy policies to reasonably safeguard customer information from
unauthorized intrusions.

In other words, your account with us is safe and convenient as Deposit of cash and cheques are allowed.

Your will
receive a monthly statement from our bank regularly. All your Account
Information including an Inter-continental Bank ATM Swift Card will be
forwarded to you after the account registration to enable you access
your Account anywhere in the world.

We will
dispatch to you our Account Registration Form as soon as you make your
intentions known to us in this particular option to enable you fill and
return to us the FORM for approvals.

We shall
decline to further communications with you on your failure or inability
to respond positively to our instructions which may precipitate the
expiration of your Draft, thereby making it prone to cancellation.

It is our sincere obligations to offer you our satisfactory services.

Faithfully,

Mr. Nasko Bimbo

Remittance/Foreign Operation Manager

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