419 scam: "United Nation/World bank Org and Halifax bank UK." <paymentpoffice.com@gmail.com> NOTIFICATION FROM HALIFAX BANK UK: REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.

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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:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "remittancedepartment.halifax@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nation/World bank Org and Halifax bank UK." <paymentpoffice.com@gmail.com>
Reply-To: remittancedepartment.halifax@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 18:26:26 -0500
Subject: NOTIFICATION FROM HALIFAX BANK UK: REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.

Headquarters: HALIFAX BANK,UK.
ADDRESS:16 Bank St, Carlisle CA3 8HE,UK.
HALIFAX BANK UK: REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.

Notification report From HALIFAX BANK,UK IN collaboration with the World
Bank Org and United Nation Unit. You have been shortlisted as a
beneficiary of some recovered funds. We apologies for the delay of your
payment and all the inconveniences we might put you through, while we were
having some minor problems with our payment system which in all case not
meeting up with fund beneficiary payments, we apologies once again.

From the records of your fund which was originated from BENIN REPUBLIC as
outstanding beneficiary payment with the federal Government of BENIN
REPUBLIC, your name was discovered as the beneficiary to recovery fund.

Please do reconfirm to our bank (HALIFAX BANK UK.)with your details as a
matter of urgency because the federal government of Benin republic will
not beheld responsible for paying into wrong account, you requested to
fill and send this information’s for verification purpose to us to confirm
that you are the right beneficiary to this fund that was transferred to
our bank so that your fund valued sum of ($10.500, 000.00 usd) will be
remitted into your nominated bank account from our bank here in united
kingdom. Your fund has been transferred to our bank. As soon as we receive
the needed details from you we will not hesitate to complete the transfer
to your account.

Kindly reconfirm the following details to the bank with these
email:remittancedepartment.halifax@outlook.com

(1) YOUR FULL NAME
(2) YOUR FULL ADDRESS
(3) YOUR AGE
(4) YOUR PHONE NUMBER
(5) YOUR FULL BANKING DETAIL
(6) YOUR RESIDENT PERMIT CARD.

As soon as this information is been received from you, we will send to
your, your account login details which will help you to do the transfer by
yourself.

We shall proceed to issue to you all the transfer details.

You alerted reply urgent

Sincerely.
HALIFAX BANK,UK.
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Martin Peter.

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