Post by Yastreb on Nov 20, 2022 4:18:05 GMT
There’s a common scammer modality in which the opening email tell the marks that someone else is claiming their money.
This scammer begins confidently enough, but manages to derail the scam early, and then goes in a different direction.
The scammers’ names have been changed; their emails are date-stamped. My comments are in bold.
The formatting of the introductory email has been left unchanged. It’s a bizarre piece of work, and honestly... not very convincing.
25 September
Attention Right Beneficiary,
Once again we need to know if you sent this person to claim your
6,500,000 EUR, Enclosed is an email i received..
Day September 21, 2022
.NOTE: I TRAVEL PERSONALLY AND CLAIM MY MONEY IN CASH
I will be traveling to London in late October or early November to
claim my 6,500,000 Euro in funds in person.
.they must first send me all the official banking documents that I
legally request as the owner and proprietor of my 6.5 million worth of
funds
CONDITION SINE QUA NON to email the bank documents today
.I remind you that the account has funds, including in custody at your
bank (Don't make excuses and I have every right to request official
bank documents, come straight on;
.they must send me all documentation legalizing the funds by email
(via email) to my name which I list (Condition Sine Qua Non):
.1.- Issue a letter of approval and release from the bank for 6.5
million in funds on my behalf
2.- Issue a bank RWA in my name
.3.- Set up a non-resident bank account in my name and send me the
official company online link with my username and password to
definitely confirm that my funds are fully deposited in my account
.4.- Issue a Swift statement updated September 2022 from to the bank
on my behalf
..always understood about the procedure and conditions under which the
funds were deposited and their origin; That's why I'm asking for all
these documents that govern international banking law. .so if
everything is legal you need to send me these four (04) necessary
banking documents that validate the funds and the opening of the
account.
.please send me the online username and password of my offshore
guarantee account reactively opened at the bank from your IP
identifier; and the four documents I am requesting from the bank.
.Thank you in advance for your prompt reply and for sending the
requested documents,
To be honest,
Get back to me.
Clark Parkinson
Pls confirm the above e-mail.
Mrs Roberta Kreddit
Mrs Kreddit
I don't know "Clark Parkinson", or you for that matter. Please clarify your message.
Regards
26 September
Hello Malcolm Reynolds
In receipt of your email, we are delighted to finally hear from you.
If you sent no one how come you stopped responding to our letters?
This is about your unpaid compensation amount that was supposed to be released to you, Mr Pakinson wanted to claim on your behalf.
You need to take this seriously for your own good, we need to update our records so kindly fill the below form then get back to us to enable you get the funds this time without failures.
Kindly fill the below form then get back to us to update our records.
Full name:
Residential addresses:
Phone
Marital status,
Profession,
Date of birth:
€6,500,000 to release
I await you now you can also send me your Passport or any Valid ID card.
Regards,
Mrs Roberta Kreddit
Mrs Kreddit
I didn't ever "stop replying to [your] emails"; I never received any emails from you before yesterday. Equally, no-one told me about €6,500,000 compensation. This is all out of the blue.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
27 September
Hello Malcolm Reynolds
Kindly fill the form and return
Kindly fill the below form then get back to us to update our records.
Full name:
Residential addresses:
Phone
Marital status,
Profession,
Date of birth:
€6,500,000 to release
I await you now you can also send me your Passport or any Valid ID card.
Regards,
Mrs Roberta Kreddit
Mrs Kreddit
Let me make something clear; I knew nothing about this €6.5 million compensation before your first email to me. I also don't know why you would have money intended for me in the first place. You need to clarify.
Regards
30 September
Dear Malcolm Reynolds
In receipt of your email, the paying bank will disclose all relevant documents to you..
Kindly contact the paying bank now to receive the funds.
Name of Bank: Elites Liberty Trust Bank Plc
Contact person: Mr Anthony Adamastor
E-Mail: REDACTED
I await you now you can also send me your Passport or any Valid ID card.
Regards
Ms Roberta Kreddit
Name of Bank: Elites Liberty Trust Bank Plc
Contact person: Mr Anthony Adamastor
Mr Adamastor
I was told by Mrs Roberta Kreddit that you have €6.5 million for me. Confirm please.
Regards
1 October
Head Office Address: Elite Liberty Trust Bank,
83 East Shadow Brook Lane, Lufkin, TX 77304,
United States.
Re: NOTICE OF TRANSFER.
Dear Malcolm Reynolds,
We, the International Remittance Department of ELITE LIBERTY TRUST BANK, have received your e-mail address and clearance details from the trustworthy Mr. Paul Anderson for the remittance of your compensation due to you under this COVID 19 pandemic period.
According to the local banking system, you have to go through this exact procedure for any international transfer any international remittance before your compensation can be transferred smoothly to you as our beneficiary. Therefore you need to give this transaction %100 concentration and show seriousness to enable us release the said funds to you as from next week latest.
More so, your passport has been received and stored in our data base.
We look forward to your response so that we can can transfer the money to you via online banking to any account of your choice..
Kindly fill the form atatched and view my ID card for your perusal.
With kind regards
Mr. Anthony Adamastor
Bank Name: Elite Liberty Trust Bank Plc
Mr Adamastor
You're puzzling me.
You wrote, "We...have received your e-mail address and clearance details from the trustworthy Mr. Paul Anderson" - who is Paul Anderson?
You wrote, "More so, your passport has been received and stored in our data base" - I never sent you my passport. I couldn't have done that. What's going on here?
Malcolm Reynolds
2 October
Re: NOTICE OF TRANSFER.
Dear Malcolm Reynolds,
We wish to inform you that Mr Paul Anderson is the secretary of Mrs Kreddit and he forwarded your details before you sent us a message, and we wish to inform you that we will release the funds if you follow our instructions.
Please follow the instructions and fill the form sent to you then return.
Kindly fill the form..
With kind regards
Mr. Anthony Adamastor
Bank Name: Elite Liberty Trust Bank Plc
Mr Adamastor
You claim to have my passport, and I never sent it. Why did you say what I know is untrue?
3 October
Dear Malcolm Reynolds,
There is no time to waste before another person attempts to claim the funds, send the ID Card to us now.
With kind regards
Mr. Anthony Adamastor
Bank Name: Elite Liberty Trust Bank Plc
Mr Adamastor
Why would you give money in my name to some other person? Are you really that gullible? And you're asking me for an ID card now; why? You supposedly have my passport, don't you? Do you have any idea what you're doing?
6 October
BILL TAX CODE
Mr. Malcolm Reynolds
I received your mail. I am glad you have confirmed your account and the details in your name with exact Inherited amount, more so we received a report from your account officer which is the Tax CLEARANCE Code (REQUIRED) dont you have a tax clearance on your account with us? If you do not then we have to consult the US IRS Tax office for a tax code on your name so you can fix it on the Online banking portal for success.
If you do not have the code then you will have to apply for a Tax clearance code from the IRS office since we are not in charge of TAXES ,but that will attract the sum of 810 Euros only to get the Tax cleared on the account.
I know you are not supposed to pay for this funds release but this is beyond our control as the tax are from the Government and not us Elite Liberty Bank. Kindly get back to us to know if the fees can be paid today to our agent in Germany. Afterwards the code will be sent to complete your transfer..
I look forward to hearing from you to send you details to remit the Tax (COMPULSORY FEE)
Herr Anthony Adamastor
Bankname: Elite Liberty Trust Bank Plc
E-Mail: REDACTED
Mr Adamastor
I'm glad that you ditched that pointless threat about some other claimant, but now for some reason you're referring to the money as an inheritance. That's not what Roberta Kreddit said; she called it a compensation payment. It can't be both.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
6 October
BILL TAX CODE
Mr. Malcolm Reynolds
I received your email and i have also sent a mail to Mrs Kreddit, please now we require Tax on your account which required 810 Euros only to get the Tax cleared on the account before you can get the funds.
Get back to me.
Herr Anthony Adamastor
Bankname: Elite Liberty Trust Bank Plc
E-Mail: REDACTED
6 October (sent twice)
Malcolm Reynolds
How are you?
Did you hear from the bank, they need a Tax fee for your account before they can release the funds.
What can you do, its 810 EUR.
Mrs Kreddit
Mrs Kreddit
Neither of you have bothered to give me answers. Adamastor is a brainless moron and you're no better. I can't take you seriously.
This scammer begins confidently enough, but manages to derail the scam early, and then goes in a different direction.
The scammers’ names have been changed; their emails are date-stamped. My comments are in bold.
The formatting of the introductory email has been left unchanged. It’s a bizarre piece of work, and honestly... not very convincing.
25 September
Attention Right Beneficiary,
Once again we need to know if you sent this person to claim your
6,500,000 EUR, Enclosed is an email i received..
Day September 21, 2022
.NOTE: I TRAVEL PERSONALLY AND CLAIM MY MONEY IN CASH
I will be traveling to London in late October or early November to
claim my 6,500,000 Euro in funds in person.
.they must first send me all the official banking documents that I
legally request as the owner and proprietor of my 6.5 million worth of
funds
CONDITION SINE QUA NON to email the bank documents today
.I remind you that the account has funds, including in custody at your
bank (Don't make excuses and I have every right to request official
bank documents, come straight on;
.they must send me all documentation legalizing the funds by email
(via email) to my name which I list (Condition Sine Qua Non):
.1.- Issue a letter of approval and release from the bank for 6.5
million in funds on my behalf
2.- Issue a bank RWA in my name
.3.- Set up a non-resident bank account in my name and send me the
official company online link with my username and password to
definitely confirm that my funds are fully deposited in my account
.4.- Issue a Swift statement updated September 2022 from to the bank
on my behalf
..always understood about the procedure and conditions under which the
funds were deposited and their origin; That's why I'm asking for all
these documents that govern international banking law. .so if
everything is legal you need to send me these four (04) necessary
banking documents that validate the funds and the opening of the
account.
.please send me the online username and password of my offshore
guarantee account reactively opened at the bank from your IP
identifier; and the four documents I am requesting from the bank.
.Thank you in advance for your prompt reply and for sending the
requested documents,
To be honest,
Get back to me.
Clark Parkinson
Pls confirm the above e-mail.
Mrs Roberta Kreddit
Mrs Kreddit
I don't know "Clark Parkinson", or you for that matter. Please clarify your message.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
To many scammers, a "form" is just a list of questions.
26 September
Hello Malcolm Reynolds
In receipt of your email, we are delighted to finally hear from you.
If you sent no one how come you stopped responding to our letters?
This is about your unpaid compensation amount that was supposed to be released to you, Mr Pakinson wanted to claim on your behalf.
You need to take this seriously for your own good, we need to update our records so kindly fill the below form then get back to us to enable you get the funds this time without failures.
Kindly fill the below form then get back to us to update our records.
Full name:
Residential addresses:
Phone
Marital status,
Profession,
Date of birth:
€6,500,000 to release
I await you now you can also send me your Passport or any Valid ID card.
Regards,
Mrs Roberta Kreddit
Mrs Kreddit
I didn't ever "stop replying to [your] emails"; I never received any emails from you before yesterday. Equally, no-one told me about €6,500,000 compensation. This is all out of the blue.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
27 September
Hello Malcolm Reynolds
Kindly fill the form and return
Kindly fill the below form then get back to us to update our records.
Full name:
Residential addresses:
Phone
Marital status,
Profession,
Date of birth:
€6,500,000 to release
I await you now you can also send me your Passport or any Valid ID card.
Regards,
Mrs Roberta Kreddit
Mrs Kreddit
Let me make something clear; I knew nothing about this €6.5 million compensation before your first email to me. I also don't know why you would have money intended for me in the first place. You need to clarify.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
So now there's a handover. No surprise there.
30 September
Dear Malcolm Reynolds
In receipt of your email, the paying bank will disclose all relevant documents to you..
Kindly contact the paying bank now to receive the funds.
Name of Bank: Elites Liberty Trust Bank Plc
Contact person: Mr Anthony Adamastor
E-Mail: REDACTED
I await you now you can also send me your Passport or any Valid ID card.
Regards
Ms Roberta Kreddit
Name of Bank: Elites Liberty Trust Bank Plc
Contact person: Mr Anthony Adamastor
Mr Adamastor
I was told by Mrs Roberta Kreddit that you have €6.5 million for me. Confirm please.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
So the handover is made... and they'd made a blunder too good to let pass, as well as some other minor howlers.
There was a form attached; a lacklustre piece of work.
1 October
Head Office Address: Elite Liberty Trust Bank,
83 East Shadow Brook Lane, Lufkin, TX 77304,
United States.
Re: NOTICE OF TRANSFER.
Dear Malcolm Reynolds,
We, the International Remittance Department of ELITE LIBERTY TRUST BANK, have received your e-mail address and clearance details from the trustworthy Mr. Paul Anderson for the remittance of your compensation due to you under this COVID 19 pandemic period.
According to the local banking system, you have to go through this exact procedure for any international transfer any international remittance before your compensation can be transferred smoothly to you as our beneficiary. Therefore you need to give this transaction %100 concentration and show seriousness to enable us release the said funds to you as from next week latest.
More so, your passport has been received and stored in our data base.
We look forward to your response so that we can can transfer the money to you via online banking to any account of your choice..
Kindly fill the form atatched and view my ID card for your perusal.
With kind regards
Mr. Anthony Adamastor
Bank Name: Elite Liberty Trust Bank Plc
E-mail: REDACTED
I never sent my passport. How will the scammer react to being told?
Mr Adamastor
You're puzzling me.
You wrote, "We...have received your e-mail address and clearance details from the trustworthy Mr. Paul Anderson" - who is Paul Anderson?
You wrote, "More so, your passport has been received and stored in our data base" - I never sent you my passport. I couldn't have done that. What's going on here?
Malcolm Reynolds
2 October
Re: NOTICE OF TRANSFER.
Dear Malcolm Reynolds,
We wish to inform you that Mr Paul Anderson is the secretary of Mrs Kreddit and he forwarded your details before you sent us a message, and we wish to inform you that we will release the funds if you follow our instructions.
Please follow the instructions and fill the form sent to you then return.
Kindly fill the form..
With kind regards
Mr. Anthony Adamastor
Bank Name: Elite Liberty Trust Bank Plc
Mr Adamastor
You claim to have my passport, and I never sent it. Why did you say what I know is untrue?
Malcolm Reynolds
And now they want ID?
3 October
Dear Malcolm Reynolds,
There is no time to waste before another person attempts to claim the funds, send the ID Card to us now.
With kind regards
Mr. Anthony Adamastor
Bank Name: Elite Liberty Trust Bank Plc
Mr Adamastor
Why would you give money in my name to some other person? Are you really that gullible? And you're asking me for an ID card now; why? You supposedly have my passport, don't you? Do you have any idea what you're doing?
Malcolm Reynolds
This one is really script-bound.
6 October
BILL TAX CODE
Mr. Malcolm Reynolds
I received your mail. I am glad you have confirmed your account and the details in your name with exact Inherited amount, more so we received a report from your account officer which is the Tax CLEARANCE Code (REQUIRED) dont you have a tax clearance on your account with us? If you do not then we have to consult the US IRS Tax office for a tax code on your name so you can fix it on the Online banking portal for success.
If you do not have the code then you will have to apply for a Tax clearance code from the IRS office since we are not in charge of TAXES ,but that will attract the sum of 810 Euros only to get the Tax cleared on the account.
I know you are not supposed to pay for this funds release but this is beyond our control as the tax are from the Government and not us Elite Liberty Bank. Kindly get back to us to know if the fees can be paid today to our agent in Germany. Afterwards the code will be sent to complete your transfer..
I look forward to hearing from you to send you details to remit the Tax (COMPULSORY FEE)
Herr Anthony Adamastor
Bankname: Elite Liberty Trust Bank Plc
E-Mail: REDACTED
Mr Adamastor
I'm glad that you ditched that pointless threat about some other claimant, but now for some reason you're referring to the money as an inheritance. That's not what Roberta Kreddit said; she called it a compensation payment. It can't be both.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
6 October
BILL TAX CODE
Mr. Malcolm Reynolds
I received your email and i have also sent a mail to Mrs Kreddit, please now we require Tax on your account which required 810 Euros only to get the Tax cleared on the account before you can get the funds.
Get back to me.
Herr Anthony Adamastor
Bankname: Elite Liberty Trust Bank Plc
E-Mail: REDACTED
6 October (sent twice)
Malcolm Reynolds
How are you?
Did you hear from the bank, they need a Tax fee for your account before they can release the funds.
What can you do, its 810 EUR.
Mrs Kreddit
Mrs Kreddit
Neither of you have bothered to give me answers. Adamastor is a brainless moron and you're no better. I can't take you seriously.
Malcolm Reynolds
Next up; the scammer attempts a side-hustle (of sorts)...
x 4 (Lagos to Abuja, Nigeria to Ghana, Nigeria to Benin, Ghana to Benin)