Euro Credit Bank Email Scam

Couldn't you use a $10,500,000.00 credit to your account? Who couldn't? Unfortunately, if you received this email you're not about to have that dream come true. Rather you're the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a Nigerian Scam. If you provide account information to "Mr. Paul Hammond" the only change to your account will be an unexpected withdrawal.

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Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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-----Original Message-----
From: mail@powermails.com [mailto:mail@powermails.com]
Sent: 03/05/2008 1:08 AM
Subject: RE:INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$10.500, 000.00, EURO CREDIT BANK PLC

EURO CREDIT BANK PLC
246/B Tideslea Path, West Phamesmead ,
London SE28 ONH , United Kingdom
FAX; 0044-871-264-0649

Dear Friend,

RE:INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$10.500,000.00

We at this bank wish to congratulate and inform you that after through
review and evaluation of your Inheritance/Contract funds in conjunction
with the World Bank Auditor General and the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) assessment report, your payment file was forwarded to us for
immediate transfer of the above quoted amount to your designated bank
account from their offshore account with us.

The reports given to us shows that you have been going through hard times
by paying a lot of money to see to the release of your funds, which has
been delayed by some dubious officials.

We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any
correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pay any money
or fee to receive your Inheritance/Contract funds as you have met up with
the whole funds transfer requirements.

The only thing required from you is to obtain the Non-Residential
Certificate Form to enable us credit your account directly by telegraphic
transfer and send copies of the funds transfer release documents to you
and your bankers for confirmation.

Should you follow our directives, your funds will be credited and
reflect in your account within four working days from the day you
obtain this Non-Residential Certificate Form.

For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification,
kindly forward your FULL CONTACT ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER
directly to our company Private E-mail ( euro.creditbank_4@yahoo.co.uk )
(euro.creditbank@sify.com)

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Paul Hammond
Head of International Transfer Banking Division.
EURO CREDIT BANK PLC
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