419 scam: Reserve Bank South Africa <reservebansa@outlook.com> RESERVE BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA, URGENT UPDATE

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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.
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.
- +27740740974 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Reserve Bank South Africa <reservebansa@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <reservebank_sa01@mail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:27:35 -0700
Subject: RESERVE BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA, URGENT UPDATE

RESERVE BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA

370 helen joseph street pretoria 002

Tell:+27740740974 Head Office South Africa

Dear,

NEW RESERVE BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA UPDATE

This is the legal Director to Reserve Bank of South Africa, hope this mail meet
you in good health.

This is to inform all beneficiary to Reserve Bank of South Africa on the new
development on their long due fund transfer trapped in our treasury department,
due to some financial impel length faced in the past with due to some impostors
claiming to be the rightful owner and internet hoodlums, with the help of
African Union and fund security control agency we have been able to contact you
via email and this management have agreed to bear some responsibilities of your
fund transfer due to the new development from world bank give out loan for all
beneficiary through a loaning company in getting their fund cleared, all
beneficiary interested and alive for their fund should contact this office for
immediate clearance, if you are a next of kin kindly respond to this mail as
soon as possible for further inquiry.

As soon as we receive your response your fund amount would be disclosed for
your privacy, thank you for your great understanding and we hope to hear from
you soonest.

Interested client should respond to our Legal Directors Desk via Email.
Our terms and condition for clearance is affordable.

Dr NMABANI COLEY Legal Department,

SCBL TELL:+27740740974

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