I think this is the last step…
To: Dylan
From: POST BANK <postbanktransfers@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Lottery Winnings-ACT SWIFTLY…Attn;
Dear Customer,
We have received your email and content understood. However, in the attachment, you have a copy two forms. (Post bank Form and Anti- Terrorist Form). You are advised to fill both forms and return back to us via email attachment ASAP. The forms can also be faxed to us.
This must be done before transfer of your funds can be approved. Please hurry up as you know that the deadline is just few days from today.Get back to us ASAP.
Best Regards
Steve Williams.
Post Bank
FAX +44-870-974-5517
Here are the attachments:
and
However, I am too lazy to fill them out, even for four million pounds.
I’m still not sure I understand the purpose of this whole excercise for the people on the other end. They haven’t got any really valuable information yet? I guess the next step is either getting my bank account number and maybe passwords or something (if I am that gullible) or charging me some sort of facilitation fee to get my money transferred.
So the bank is apparently located at 463 Barking Road, London, E13 8PS and can be phoned on +44-870-974-5517.
Also, the ‘anti-terrorist form is pretty funny’…
Do you believe in God or Allah?
Do you believe in Jesus Christ?
Do you believe in Ja Rule?
Oh well, I guess no money for me.
My deadline for forwarding the Ja Rule form & the PostBank form 11 was 10/04/07. A few days after that I get an urgent email to forward the forms or I will lose the money I’ve apparently already lost 10/04/07. I’ve checked out the Postbank website & they only have UK, American & German branches so the branch with the postbank.nl does not exist let alone their fact that this Dutch version does not have the same logo as the the British, American & German branches. I’ve forwarded all emails to Postbank so that they can track down Catherine Nola & the rest of the scammers who all have yahoo.co.uk & .com email addresses instead of lottery.co.uk or postbank.de
I doubt they’ll be tracked. They are one of many (generically) Nigerian scammers who make money by simply sending our massive numbers of emails and finding enough suckers to get paid.
The next step, traditionally, is to require the ‘mark’ (that’s us) to pay a processing or release fee, that for legal reasons can’t be taken from our winnings, but what’s a US$1000 fee when we’re going to be collecting millions!!
I cannot begin to imagine why people believe they can win a lottery without buying a ticket. Or that any legitimate entity sends emails from different addresses everytime, and requires that you reply to addresses that are different from the ones they used to email you.
I have recceived the same e-mail and as an investigative reporter I have asked them to set up a time at the bank for my attorney and I to meet Mr. Steve Williams and bring him the required documents. I know that they will not go along with my request, but its worth a shot.