[Resolved]  Halifax Bank UK. — About winning

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I’m Shashi; I got a mail from Microsoft Corp. saying that I have won a lottery and Halifax Bank is asking me to pay 330 pounds to transfer that money to my account. I can’t offer that amounto please tell me the truth.
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Aug 14, 2020
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Dear Sir Please Confirm,
I recieved the message on 8 days befor i am a winner coca cola award mobile draw 2011.
and we are in touch 8 days about this matter he send me a copy which is show us that his account is in your bank and he tell me your cheak is ishue please confirm this is true.
Regards,
Manish Singh Chauhan
R/sir

My name is Nangphu Sarkar. i have received an e-mail. from U.K.National Box Office Board, thai I have own 1.5 Million Pounds. I dont think this is real Please help me what should i do now m?.

HALIFAX GROUPS - uk — won lottery

halifaxgroup says you have won the lottery (i.e. your mobile no. is been selected in UK) and you have won GBP 250 00 000. now after all emails it say you have won $25000000. and if you want demand draft than you have to pay courier charges, affidavit charges and some which amounts to 380GBP. Is this genuine or just trying to take money from all people.
Hello, Sir,
I received an e.mail that i won a550, 000 British pounds from company called Global Telecom and they will put this money in the Halifax bank in credit no {HFBK-TEMP/ACC 73065461}. by my name and Halifax bank send to me an application then i flit it then the bank send to me that he want documents to release the fund (ID copy, certificate from the company and F.T.O) which cost 1, 520 British pounds so is that true please reply to me on my e.mail address [protected]@yahoo.com
Thanks
I get mail from Australia lottery inc
they write to contact with your bank.
Bank Name: Halifax Bank Plc London
Bank Contact Person: Mr Paul Anderson.
E-mail: [protected]@blumail.org

please inform me that is real or not.
My e-mail Id: [protected]@yahoo.com
dear i received an email from London Global Telecommunications that am the winner of 2011 INTL MOBILE DRAW.Am Agonga Judith.please reply me on [protected]@rocketmail.com.I really need the final word from you because have feared that these people might be cheats.Looking forward to hearing from you.thanks alot
Am Agonga Judith.I recieved an email from London Global Telecommunications that i won 55000 pounds from their draw.Please help me know if its true that the money is deposited in your bank.Hoping to hear from you soon.THANKS
Sir,
I have resive from
Office Of The Manager
International Remittance Department
Halifax Bank PLC
29 Frith Street, W1D 5LG London,
United Kingdom.
that: "We have been mandated to pay you the prize money of $500, 000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) by the organizers of the lottery promotion; the lotto fiduciary agent Rev Alexandra Davis (and your winning file has been sent to us for final verification and payment. The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below: You are required to pay the necessary courier charge or transfer fee to enable us send you your prize money." it;s 350 pounds
what to do? is it true?
sir i am ram kishor vishwakarma. i won 5 lacs pounds from icc promo award. i received amail from british high commission. he told me that your winning amount transefer by halifax bank in your bank amount. so i conform that it is true on not. if it is true then i mail you in bank mail id "emittance.[protected]@live.com" but i did nat receive any confiming mail. so please tall me.what is true.
Sir in workplace,
I was very surprised to get a prize winner of the Halifax Bank. I know to transfer money between countries, do not need a transfer fee. We simply provide the account bank number and SWIFT NUMBER. Finally you can justis thinking freud / scam or true
This email from the Halifax Bank PLC:
HaliFax Bank Plc, Transfer Dept.(Choose an option )
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Halifax Bank<[protected]@yahoo.co.uk> 26 September 2011 20:53
Kepada: SPdSigit Budi Hartana <sigitbudihartana.[protected]@gmail.com>
Balas | Balas ke semua | Teruskan | Cetak | Hapus | Tampilkan aslinya
HALIFAX BANK PLC.
South Quay Plaza 183 Marsh Wall
LONDON E14 9SR, ENGLAND.
Tel: +[protected]
Tel: +[protected]
Our Ref#: HFD/ACC/02

Date: 26 /09/ 2011.

Attn: SIGIT BUDI HARTANA SPD,

We are in receipt of your Bank Account Information's and the Scanned Copy of your Identity.

Once again we congratulate you on being one of the very lucky winner of the BRITISH LOTTERY ONLINE PROMOTION. We also want you to know that after the verification process conducted on your Bank Account Details/ID Proof, we wish to inform you that the administrative/promotions department has approved your payment of your WINNING PRIZE(1, 200, 000 Pounds Sterling).

We also want you to be informed that the process for claiming your won funds has been made very simple so that in no distant time, you are assured of having received your cash prize of 1, 200, 000.00 Pounds (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING).

After receiving confirmation from the BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY that you are one of the promo winners, we are presenting you with the following options with which you would like to receive your funds of 1, 200, 000.00 Pounds (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING). in our possession. You are to make your preferred and affordable choice from the options listed below for us to remit your funds to you.

OPTION (1)

BANK TO BANK TRANSFER: This is the Direct Bank Transfer that will enable you receive your money in any account that you will provide for this Bank to effect the transfer as it is always done electronically and it will take 3 WORKING days to reflect in the account that you shall provide.

Cost of transfer:... £200 Pounds
Vat:... £50 Pounds
Insurance:... £70 Pounds

Total:... £320 (Three Hundred And Twenty Pounds Only )

OPTION (2)

NEW ACCOUNT SETUP: You will have to open a new Bank account with us and it will be registered for International Transfer and note that you can make transfer online which will take 24hours to get the account done.

Account Opening:... £220 Pounds
Vat:... £50 Pounds
Non UK Residential Permit:... £80 Pounds
Insurance:... £100 Pounds

Total:... £450 (Four Hundred And Fifty Pounds Only).

NOTICE: Your account opening fee will be added to your account balance.

Note: Your funds are protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it can be remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the funds and hence must be provided by you in full before your funds is transferred to you..

Remember to keep your winning information confidential in order to avoid impersonation and double claim. BE WARNED!!!

As soon as we receive confirmation of payment of the above charges, we will begin with the process of transferring of your winning funds to your bank account.

Good luck and Congratulations once again. We await your urgent response on this matter.

Regards,
Mr. James Mark (Fund Transfer Officer)
HALIFAX BANK PLC.
The Approved Bank for BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Copyright © 2011. All rights reserved.
sir i am ram kishor vishwakarma. i won 5 lacs pounds from icc promo award. i received amail from british high commission. he told me that your winning amount transefer by halifax bank in your bank amount. so i conform that it is true on not. if it is true then i mail you in bank mail id "emittance.[protected]@live.com" but i did nat receive any confiming mail. so please tall me.what is true
BANK INFORMATION FOR WIRE TRANSFER.

MY ACCOUNT NAME : HASNAN SAIT
MY ACCOUNT NUMBER : [protected]
BANK NAME : BCA (BANK CENTRAL ASIA)
BANK ADDRESS : BRANCH KISAMAUN TANGERANG INDONESIA.
--- On Wed, 11/23/11, HALIFAX BANK PLC LONDON <[protected]@halifaxgroupsuk.com> wrote:


From: HALIFAX BANK PLC LONDON <[protected]@halifaxgroupsuk.com>
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER FROM HALIFAX BANK PLC
To: [protected]@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 11:54 PM



HALIFAX (UNITED KINGDOM BANK)
29 FRITH STREET W1D 5LG LONDON UNITED KINGDOM

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
EXCHANGE CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
HALIFAX BANK PLC LONDON
Email:[protected]@halifaxgroupsuk.com
Email:remittancedept.[protected]@gmail.com
Registered No: 235791
Tel:+[protected]
Fax:[protected]/
Date:24TH NOVEMBER, 2011


=============================






ATTN:ASLAM KHAN
ADDRESS:VILL MAZGHUND (GADOON) KABGANI TEHSIL TOPI DISTT SWABI PAKISTAN


THE HALIFAX BANK PLC HEREBY WRITES TO CONFIRM TO YOU THAT WE HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED NOTICE FROM THE YAHOO INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC TO RELEASE YOUR ENTITLED FUND OF ($800, 000.00 USD) TO YOU AS ONE OF THEIR BENEFICIARIES.


WE HAVE VERIFIED THE FUNDS AUTHENTICITY, AND WE ARE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE FUND IS 100% LEGAL AND THE PRIZE MONEY MUST BE SUCCESSFULLY CONFIRMED TO YOUR NOMINATED OPTION OF PAYMENT. PLEASE, BE NOTIFIED THAT ALL NECESSARY OFFICIAL MODALITIES HAVE BEEN FINALIZED IN YOUR FAVOR.


THE YAHOO LOTTERY COMPANY; DEPOSITED THE SUM OF EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS(USD$800, 000.00) IN AN ESCROW CODED BANK ACCOUNT.YOU SHOULD INDICATE HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR PRIZE AS DESCRIBED BELOW.



(A), TELEGRAPHIC (WIRE) TRANSFER: -- THE PRIZE O[censored]SD$800, 000.00 WILL BE TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER.YOU MUST PROVIDE TO US THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, IF THIS OPTION IS CONVENIENT FOR YOU.


BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:-


BANK NAME:
BANK ADDRESS:
YOUR NAME:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
SWIFT CODE:


(B) INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT: -- THIS BANK WILL ISSUE YOU A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT OF $ 800, 000.00 U.S. DOLLARS WHERE THE PAYMENT IS GUARANTEED TO BE AVAILABLE AND CASH ABLE IN ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE. PROVIDE TO US YOUR CURRENT AND COMPLETE ADDRESS WHERE A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT WILL BE SENT TO YOU THROUGH DHL OR FED EX COURIER SERVICE.



PERSONAL INFORMATION:-



YOUR NAME:
CONFIRMATION OF YOUR
DAY TIME PHONE NUMBER:


SELECT A PAYMENT METHOD, AND GET BACK TO US VIA E-MAIL WITH THE MENTIONED INFORMATION.

ALSO NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO MAKE A TRIP TO LONDON ON BY 5TH DECEMBER, 2011, TO WITNESS THE AFFIDAVIT CEREMONY FOR YOURSELF AND OBTAIN THE AFFIDAVIT/INSURANCE CERTIFICATE WHICH IS NEEDED FOR US TO COMMENCE THE TRANSFER OF YOUR PRIZE.THIS IS THE ONLY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE A SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER OF YOUR PRIZE INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

IN CASE YOU MAY NOT MAKE THE TRIP TO LONDON FOR THE WITNESS OF AFFIDAVIT CEREMONY, PLEASE UPDATE US SO THAT WE CAN HIRE THE SERVICE OF AN ATTORNEY WHO CAN HANDLE THAT ON YOUR BEHALF.


THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE AS WE ARE POISED TO SERVE YOU BETTER.




Yours truly,
MR.PAUL ANDERSON
Director, Exchange Control and International Remittance Department
*HALIFAX BANK PLC LONDON*




SECURITY ALERT
HALIFAX BANK PLC knows how important it is to protect the confidentiality of the information of her customers. We have described below our policies to protect your online privacy. In addition,
HALIFAX BANK PLC maintains appropriate security standards and procedures regarding unauthorized access to customer information and to avoid double entry of claims. Therefore "
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP ALL INFORMATION OF YOUR WINNING ONLY TO YOUR SELF. AVOID THE CONSENT OF THE PUBLIC TO AVOID DOUBLE ENTRY OF CLAIM. ANY DOUBLE ENTRY OF CLAIM FROM YOU SIDE WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION
please tell me what is reality on my email adress [protected]@yahoo.com
I am hendy from Indonesia, I have received an email from london office. lottery. In that lottery i have won 1, 200, 000.00 pounds. HALIFAX BANK PLC is demanding 320 pounds for sending my winning but i am not able to give 320 pounds. So please tell me it is true or false that i have won 1, 200, 000.00 pounds in UK. lottery.

please email me [protected]@yahoo.com
I received an email that I won 800, 000 USD and I am here in the Philippines. If you guys from that lottery ask for any amount from us winners that means that you are fake! You are 100% Scam! Because winners should not be asked any amount because that is our prize and it is your obligation to deliver it. But one thing is for sure, I will post here if I will receive my prize without any payment done on this. And if this is true i will give money to that person who deliver or to all the persons who are involved.
sir, l am william okraku please i got a mail from halifax bank regarding a lottery win ( december 2011 ) 800, 000.00 USD. they aske me to send 2, 350 GBP for transfer in my account. please tell whether this mail is true or not .thanhs
dear sir they need charges for transfer money sir this true or false can you mail me [protected]@yahoo.com plz

We have your form, but the transfer has not been authorized because the bank charges has not been paid. Kindly read the email that was sent to you earlier

Attn: Balami Maheswor Maheswor Balami,

In view of your transfer today, after your representing lawyer (Eric Stevens), submitted all the required documents, the International Swift Transfer Department observed that you have not approved this transfer and have not paid the Bank processing charges.

However, you are obliged to pay the bank processing fees of £ 2, 550.00 pounds, is as follows:

1. Charge of Transfer (C.O.T): £ 1, 805.00 pounds
2. Bank Commission and Tax: £ 745.00 pounds
Total Charges: £ 2, 550.00 pounds

These charges should be paid by you through your representing lawyer, as every efforts to deduct these charges from your funds proved abortive due to the insurance clause, protecting your funds.

Also, view and print the attached International Swift Transfer form, authorize the transfer by signing on the Beneficiary column.
As soon as the charges and the Authorized International Swift Transfer form, is brought to us by your representing lawyer, The transfer will be approved and you can check at your bank in 3 working Days for cash withdrawal
Sir,
I have got message From Halifax Bank PLC of London that i have Win a Lottory Please Tell me Whether this Email is true or not.Thanks
tell me is it true or not?

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