419 scam: "Heritage Bank" <lena@gold-thread.com> HERITAGE BANK ALERT (Deposit Notification)

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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:
- ",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)
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.
- cfc.heritagebnkinfo@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Heritage Bank" <lena@gold-thread.com>
Reply-To: cfc.heritagebnkinfo@o2.pl
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2016 12:00:47 +0100
Subject: HERITAGE BANK ALERT (Deposit Notification)

HERITAGE BANK ALERT (Deposit Notification)
=

This is to notify you of a deposit in your favor with Heritage Bank with d=
etails below:
Transaction Type: DEPOSIT
Transaction Amount: 5,500,000.00
Transaction Currency USD
Account Number 3XX..06X
Transaction Narration WEB Dr @ 29866007-NEXT OF KIN*DEPOSIT 18006994264 80=
0-699
Transaction Remarks 413618896864 / 000000000730
Date and Time 02-August-2016. 05:22:26
Deposit charges: 2,345.97
Cleared Balance 5,497,654.03
Uncleared 0.00
=

This email was sent from an unmonitored account. For any other inquiries a=
nd log in details to your account, please contact our Customer Fulfillment =
Center (CFC) at cfc.heritagebnkinfo@o2.pl or call: +234(905)851-6074
=

You have received this email in accordance with international banking regu=
lations. This is a genuine email from Heritage Bank. However, if you receiv=
e an email which you are concerned does not legitimately originate from us,=
you can report before deleting it. Also, desist from further communication=
with any individual or government official with promises of helping you re=
ceive this payment.
=

Legal
This email message is confidential and for use by the addressee only. If t=
he message is received by anyone other than the addressee, please delete it=
from your computer. Heritage Bank does not accept responsibility for chang=
es made to this message after it was sent.
=

Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of vir=
uses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that onward trans=
mission, opening or use of this message and any attachments will not advers=
ely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by Heritage B=
ank in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other =
checks as it considers appropriate.

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