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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- fiubank@inmail24.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "DR. JOHN DRYS-DALE" <pineda.ramirez@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: fiubank@inMail24.com
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:15:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: This is for Your kind perusl,
Santander Bank
London.
Bank: CoreStates Financial Corp.
From the Desks of the
DR. JOHN
DRYS-DALE
Head of United Kingdom
Financial
Intelligent Unit
Email:fiubank@inMail24.com
United
Kingdom
Notification on a Wrong Transfer of Funds
The eagle eye of Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) just picture a wrong
transfer which we are still investigating that passed through Santander Bank of
London to CoreStates Financial Corp for further credit to Kuwait Finance
House.
The Bank of England which is the mother bank to Santander Bank of
London and CoreStates Financial Corp intercepted the funds and notified FIU
about the funds which have been withheld until they receive approval on where
the huge funds are going.
As at this point the funds is still with the
Bank of England
Here is the information we have in the documents they used in
moving the funds:Name: .
Santander Bank London.
Bank: CoreStates
Financial Corp.
Further Credit to: - KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE.
Account No. : -
0110166617412
Pranch :- H.O.
Swift Code: - KFHOKWKW
IBAN: KW46KFHO 0000
0000 0001 1010 0174 11
We have traced these funds to you as there are NO
documents used in moving these funds, but the transfer bears your name, we need
your confirmation that you have such funds; this will enable us to redirect the
funds to you under the financial laws to your nominated accounted.
Send
identification/address and phone numbers for verification. As soon as we
receive your reply, further details on the perquisites of receiving such money
will be communicated to you and within a stipulated period the funds will be
confirmed in your bank account.
Regards
DR. JOHN DRYS-DALE
head of
Investigations
Financial Inteligence Unit
TEL/FAX:
+44-844-774-7771
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