419 scam: "ALPHA BANK"<info@finance.com> Re-release/Transfer Notice of your Approved Funds ($800,000.00 USD)

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to 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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "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)
- "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 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.
- alphabank5@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "ALPHA BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alphabank5@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:16:26 +0530
Subject: Re-release/Transfer Notice of your Approved Funds ($800,000.00 USD)

ALPHA BANK
66 Cannon Street, EC4N 6EP.
>From the Desk of Mr. David Schupp
Official Web Account:
Our Ref: UK/OHG/OXD1/2013
TELEX: UKGOVAB.

Highly Confidential...

PAYMENT FILE: UN/AB/01/053

Attn: Dear Beneficiary

Re-release/Transfer Notice of your Approved Funds($800,000.00 USD) Eight hundred thousand United States dollars. May you remain favored and I pray that this email will find you in Good Spirits and of course always in the best of health.

This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic value. Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of contract/Inheritance Payment transaction with some government Officials some while ago.Without taking much of your time, my name is Mr. David Schupp, Presently we are being paid by the WORLD BANK in conjunction with the ( UN ) in other to avert beneficiary funds delays and compensate victims of scam in recent times and also payment of contract inheritance sum.So far,we have succeeded in Settling (Mrs.Ann Kleyser,Mr. Edward Drake, Mr.Chun Yeung etc).

Your Funds were returned back to Treasury, some while ago because you did not finalize your claim for it. A week ago, The Executive Committee collectively agreed to release the sum of $800,000.00 USD to you but to our surprise you sent down your representatives, Mr Tim Parker and
Mr.Rowland Somer to collect this Fund on your behalf this morning.

Dear Beneficiary Did You Send Them?? And since you do not send them you are advice to kindly re-confirm to us the followings below so that the Bank will not be held responsible for paying into the wrong account Name.

1) Your full names.
2) Contact Address
3) Phone,
4) Fax.
5) Occupation.
6) A valid proof of Identification.

In receipt of the above information, your payment will be approved and paid to you by electronic wire transfer (T/T) to your nominated bank account, you are advice to get back to me immediately you receive this mail for immediate payment and insructions to credit your account, which is schedule to hold within 24 hours upon confirmation of the above mention requirement, via email ( alphabank5@aol.com )

Officially Sealed

Mr. David Schupp
for the Bank.

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