419 scam: Richard Leon <bandarabbas-mrcc@bpa.ir> Treasury Dept / Hallifax Bank

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Richard Leon <bandarabbas-mrcc@bpa.ir>
Reply-To: <richardleon89@ymail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 14:51:10 -0800
Subject: Treasury Dept / Hallifax Bank

U.S. Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW
Washington,DC 20220

Hello Dear,

This is to bring to your notice that the US Department of the Treasury in affiliation with the World Bank, The IMF and the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") has been authorized in their Sanction Programs to compensate 1,000 scam victims who has being a victim of victims of fraudulent activity from cyber-crime hackers.

Fortunately, your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested as one of the victims of their operations and you were listed alongside with few other benefactors who are to receive this compensation payment of the sum of U.S$850.000.00 after confirmation of a counterpart deposit as the to enable the appointed Bank (The Hallifax Bank) assess your approved funds with the World Bank.

Meanwhile, Hallifax Bank, being the appointed Bank that are to carry out this payment transmission has been directed to process A Credit System Program transmission of the payment to the benefactors designated Bank account.

You will be contacting the Customer`s Care Service of Hallifax Bank mentioning your Payment Reference Code:
USDT/OFAC/USFIN/V020/ABN/54/2016, for payment sum of U.S$850.000 and provide them with these requirements

1)Full Names 2)Home Address 3)Nationality: 4)Age 5)Sex 6)Occupation 7)Phone Number, along side with your Banking coordinates to the below address as to enable them commence payment process;

Atten: Keith Mckinney.
Hallifax Bank.
Email: customerservice@hallifax.net

Best Regards,

Richard Leon,
For: Jacob J. Lew.
Secretary of the Treasury.

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