419 scam: THOMAS MOORE PRIVATE BANK <fundstransfertelexdept@gmail.com> GOOD NEWS! SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$1.5MILLION INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT!

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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:
- "to effect the transfer to your 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 state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- fundcreditdept0@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: THOMAS MOORE PRIVATE BANK <fundstransfertelexdept@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fundcreditdept0@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 02:06:20 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS! SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$1.5MILLION INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT!

Dear Valued Customer,

GOOD NEWS! SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$1.5MILLION INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT!

I am (Mr. Arnold Henderson) The Head of Treasury Department of Thomas Moore
Private Bank Ghana Branch.

This is to officially inform you that sometime ago, in our bank your funds
was brought to our bank from Economic Community of West African Foreign
Payment Panel made of the subsequent countries like: Ghana, Togo, Rep.
Benin, Senegal, Ivory-coast, Gambia, Mali, etc. (Ecowas), AND AFTER SOME
PERIOD OF TIME, They call the funds back to their treasury in World Bank.
For this period of time the funds was in our bank, it generated an interest
sum of US$1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars). which we considered your long suffering as one of the Foreigners
that has not received his/her payment and we decide to pay you this
interest funds as fast as possible.

The following Information is needed from you to effect the transfer to your
account:

1. Beneficiary Name:
2. Beneficiary Address:
3. Bank Account Details
4. Bank Name and Address
5. Your Direct Telephone Number
6. Any form of your identification for example; your International Passport
or your driving license.

In view of this you are hereby instructed to contact this office
immediately you receive this Email message and reconfirm your bank
particulars.

We therefore apologizing for any delay you might have encountered in
contacting you.

We poised to serve you better, waiting to hear from you, please do reply to
this E-mail: E-mail: fundcreditdept0@hotmail.com for more clarification.

Thanks and God bless you in all your endeavors towards receiving your fund
in good faith.

Thanking you in Anticipation .

Mr. Arnold Henderson,
Auditing and Accounting Unit,Foreign
Operations Department Thomas Moore
(ONLINE BANKING)

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