Scam Money Transfers: Stephen .H.Powell, Staff of Standard Life trust Bank Limited

Scam Money Transfers - Banks, Bank Managers
Example - Stephen .H.Powell, Staff of Standard Life trust Bank Limited

Have you received an email from a bank official, "Stephen .H.Powell" at "Staff of Standard Life trust Bank Limited", claiming that he has found a "dormant account" or money from a deceased customer with no next of kin, or no will, and he needs you, a foreigner to help him take the money, to keep it from being turned over to the bank or government?

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:

GOOD DAY Monday, April 21, 2008 9:24 AM

From: "stephen_powell12@orange.net" < stephen_powell12@orange.net >

To: powell@yahoo.com 

Good Day To You,

Though i have not considered this medium to be the  best manner to have  approached you on this issue being that the Internet has been greatly abused over the recent years and is very unsecured for in formations of vital importance. I have decided to take the chance seeing that no other means could have been faster and more efficient than the E-mail.

I am  Stephen .H.Powell, Staff of Standard Life trust Bank Limited.I am contacting you concerning a deceased customer and an investment he placed under our banks management four years ago  to the tune of Fifty million united states dollars($50,000,000,00).I would respectfully request thatyou keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity  of the information you come by as a result of this mail.I have been incharge of this department for six years and to best of my knowledge,i havedischarged my duty with equity.

In the process of review of the financial report by my department, I discovered that both of you have a similar last name, hence I contactedyou so that I can give you further briefing on my intention and how to  disburse the funds and estate he left behind.My proposal; you share the  same surname With our late client; I am prepared to place you in aposition to instruct The security Firm to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation.Upon receipt of the deposit,I am prepared to share the money with you in half. That is: I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds 50/50.

I ask that you do not destroy my chance, if you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my life but do not destroy me. I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide them with new opportunities. There is a reward for this project and it is a task well  worth undertaking.

I will most welcome your prompt response via this powell_stephen11@yahoo.co.uk     as that would enable us to start something immediately.

Sincerely,

stephen powell  email: powell_stephen11@yahoo.co.uk

 

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