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Scam Money Transfers: Mr John Omar, Advent Trust Bank

Scam Money Transfers - Banks, Bank Managers
Example - Mr John Omar, Advent Trust Bank

Have you received an email from "Mr John Omar" at "Advent Trust Bank", claiming that he has found a "dormant account", from a dead client, Jurgen Krugger, and he needs you, a foreigner to help him take the money, to keep it from being turned over to the bank or government? And please contact Mr. Peter Howard?

But he can't even spell "dormant" correctly! Then he wants you to send the money to his BAK by western Union??? Don't you think a BANK would want your to use a BANK to transfer the money?

It is a scam. Even if it weren't a scam, it would be a felony, fraud and theft. But it is all nonsense, a scam made up to get money from you. See the example below, an actual email from the scammer, sent to a victim.

The scammer intends to to get hold of your money instead, by conning you into sending money for various "fees" to free the "funds in escrow".  If you would like a step by step explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here! Note some of the obvious scam clues that we have highlighted in the email below, such as excessive/incorrect use of CAPITAL letters, terrible spelling, grammar and punctuation, the use of free email accounts rather than a domain and website that matches the company's name, etc.

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Scam email:

From: ADVENT TRUST BANK

Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:41 AM

Subject: Attn:

Advent Trust Bank PLC

http://advent-trust-online.com/

UK BRANCH (HEADQUARTER)

TELEPHONE

+44 701 112 8525
+44 703 1844 698
+44 703 1844 039

FAX: +44 709 2897 243

Our Ref. BOB/SWA/ooo11/ABN
Your Ref. BOB/AW108977/0707H

ATTN:,

That is the reason why you need to activate the account. The account is dorminant and cannot perform any transaction that is why it is asking for the C.O.T code but once the accounr is activated now, everything will be alright. It will cost you 2000GB pounds Equivalent to $4000 US Dollars to activate late Engr Kruggers account.

Kindly make the payment via western union to our account officer below.

RECEIVER'S NAME: MR PETER HOWARD
RECEIVER'S ADDRESS: Gresham Way London,
                                       United Kingdom.

Upon effecting this payment via western union, you are to send the following details of the transfer for confirmation as underlisted
below:

MTCN (MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER)___________________?
AMOUNT SENT___________________?
SENDER'S NAME___________________?
SENDER'S ADDRESS___________________?

When in receipt of this payment details, the account would thus be activated while the transfer would be carried out according to your directives  to any account of your choice to be provided by you. Your immediate response to the above is urgently being anticipated given the time approve to concluded this transaction with respect to the wishes and Codicil of the WILL of Late Jurgen Krugger.

Kind Regards,
Mr John Omar
Head Of Operations

 

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