419 scam: "Rev. Patrick." <nanpexltd@unnunk.com> RE: THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU!!!

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024044920 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Patrick." <nanpexltd@unnunk.com>
Reply-To: patrick.ebube601@live.com
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:21:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE: THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU!!!

>From The Desk Of ..
Mr.Patrick,
Executive Director Foreign.
Inheritances Funds.
The Royal Bank Of Scotland PLC.#
1191-121 Victoria Street England,SW1E6RA,
Call line +447024044920

Attn:

I have sent this notification to you before. i did not hear your respond, with the information i have hear in our central computer data base i have come to discovered that you never receive your inheritance fund which one of our Foreign costumer Dr.Peter bell. who deposited the total sum of (1,3Million pound's) , One Million Three Hundred Thousand Pounds, with us and stated you as his next of kin,

I have sent several notification to his forwarded address and discover that he is know more in existents he died in a plane crash with all member of his family two years ago,

Mean while the reserve Bank Governor/Executive, Board of director/ the Committee. has approved and accredited us to handle and release all the inheritance fund, we shall transfer this fund to the government account,if we did not receive your responds.. that is why i have contacted you again because you are the only person who can stand and claim this total amount as Dr.Peter's next of Kin,

However we shall proceed in sending all the document bearing your name as the next of kin upon reconfirming your full information's to us to enable us cross check with the one we have hear in our data base, kindly reconfirm the bellow:

Full Name:
Age:
Residential Address:
Phone/Fax:
Status:
Occupation:

As soon as the above mention is being reconfirmed, the Bank reconfirmation form will be sent to you, for the release of you inheritance fund. we apologist for the delay's

Mr.Patrick,
Director for all Inheritance fund,

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