An Email with the Subject "PAYMENT#:MAV///MIN/009 APPROVAL TRANSFER ORDER 09/03/2010" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:44:21 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "halifax" <sgtttt@web2mail.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
DEAR CLIENT. PAYMENT#:MAV///MIN/009 APPROVAL TRANSFER ORDER REF:OVERDUE PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONS HALIFAX BANK PLC LONDON THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT)-DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY HSBC BANK COMMITTEE FOR YOUR FUNDS WILLED OVER TO YOU NOW READY FOR TRANSFER.MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A SWORN AFFIDAVIT FROM HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE,AND THAT YOU HAVE AUTHORIZED HER TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND ON YOUR BEHALF.HERE ARE HER IN FORMATIONS NAME DEBBIE PETERS. BANK NAME: CITI BANK, NEW YORK. BANK ADDRESS:NEW YORK, USA ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428. PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE HSBC BANK WILL NOT BE BEHELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITED FUND HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO ENSURE THAT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE RECEIVE THIS FUNDS PAYMENT AS SOON AS THIS MONTH.WE HAVE RECORD IDENTIFYING YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS PAYMENT SO THIS FUND IS ON YOUR NAME AND MANDATED THAT YOU SHOULD NOT HESITATE TO MAKE CLAIM OF IT. HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS. DEBBIE PETERS IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SIX WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. MEANWHILE DO INDICATE TO ME IF YOU IN ANY WAY RECEIVES THIS LETTER,please contact the below email for more details: halifaxbankplcl@yahoo.com.hk CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE. Micheal Smith EXECUTIVE OPERATIONAL MANAGER