419 scam: "Halifax Online"<kolawole@guesthouseng.com> INSTRUCTIONS TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH US$6,800,000.00

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- halifaxbankp@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Halifax Online" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <halifaxbankp@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:48:39 -0800
Subject: INSTRUCTIONS TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH US$6,800,000.00

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Halifax Bank Plc: is a finance company based here in UK; We have finally concluded the recent meeting with the EU Government to proceed in paying debts that have arrived from contract jobs, inheritance fund, Compensation funds and major trade funds to beneficiaries.

However, I do not know you in person neither have we had any transaction. I am contacting you on the information given to me by the governing body of this bank and in reference to the enabling act of the World Bank/ IMF payment prerequisites to credit you account with the sum of $6,800,000.00 .

Presently, I have your email address on my file for immediate PAYMENT SCHEDULE, which has been approved by the accountant general, as all claims for this first quarter of the fiscal year 2013 are paid out through our bank.

Kindly contact, Senior Manager, Currency Control Unit/Remittance for your claims. You are advised to submit the below information for immediate fund wire transfer:

Beneficiarys Full name:

Address:

Tel:

Please Contact:

Mr. Collins Williams

Senior Manager: Remittance/Currency Control Unit,

For: HALIFAX BANK PLC,

E-mail: halifaxbankp@aol.com

We are very sorry for the delay on procedure please accept our apologies.

Sincerely,

Halifax Online(SM)

© 2013 Halifax Bank & Co.

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