419 scam: "MR. JOHN COLE"<engineer@dkz.uz> (PAYMENT OF US$250,000.00)

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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JOHN COLE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.john.cole.2007@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:44:03 +0100
Subject: (PAYMENT OF US$250,000.00)

CITIZEN BANK MICHIGAN
4711 ROCHESTER ROAD
ROYAL OAK, MI USA.
Tel: (515) 599-0426

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

THE CITIZEN BANK, ROYAL OAK MICHIGAN, USA ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU
THAT US$250,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS)HAS BEEN
SENT TO OUR TELEX TRANSFER DEPARTMENT FROM WORLD BANK SWITZERLAND IN
YOUR FAVOR THIS MORNING, AS ONE OF THERE FOREIGN BENEFICIARY.

THIS DECISION WAS MADE AFTER THEIR LAST MEETING WITH THEIR NEW
MANAGING DIRECTOR LAST WEEK, WHICH WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE UNITED
NATIONS REPRESENTATIVES AND CITIZEN BANK AUDITORS,THEY ALL AGREED AND
CONCLUDED THAT THEY WILL SETTLE SOME OF THEIR FOREIGN BENEFICIARY
WHICH YOU ARE AMONG WITH THE SUM OF US$250,000.00 EACH.

THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO RECONFIRM:

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR ADDRESS
3) YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER.
4) YOUR AGE/OCCUPATION

YOUR EARLIEST COMPLIANCE IS NEEDED AS THIS BANK OWN NO APOLOGY FOR
CANCELLATION OF YOUR FUND, DUE TO UNABLE TO CONTACT US IN TIME, AS
INSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TRANSACTION RULES EDITED 2005 AS AMENDED
2012.

BEST REGARD.
MR. JOHN COLE
CITIZEN BANK ACTING DIRECTOR.

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