419 scam: "Chartway Service" <trusplus@sify.com> Important Notification

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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Chartway Service" <trusplus@sify.com>
Reply-To: account@esstia.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 10:59:37 -0700
Subject: Important Notification | Please Verify Your Account

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Dear Customer,
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Your Chartway FCU Account was login from asia pacific Ip 116.80.139.103
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For your security, Chartway FCU safeguards your account when there is a po=
ssibility that someone other than you is attempting to sign on.:
SERVICE: Chartway FCU Online account verification services. =

What you need to do:
For immediate access to your account.
Please download the attached verification form attached to this mail Fill =
in the right details as required in the form (that you selected during the =
online enrollment process).
Click on Update , After you have filled the right details, so that your in=
formation can merge with the previous update for a better connection. . =

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This procedure is in line with our periodic security update and we very we=
ll appreciate your prompt response. =

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Sincerely,
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William S. Sheley
Senior Vice President
AccountMember Services
Chartway FCU Online Banking =

This site is directed at persons in the United States only. Persons outs=
ide the United States may visit International Banking . =

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Links to third party sites are provided for your convenience by Chartway =
FCU. Chartway neither endorses nor guarantees any offerings of the third pa=
rty providers, nor does Chartway FCU make any representation or warranty of=
any kind about the content, use of or inability to use, the third party si=
tes.
=A9 2014 Chartway Federal Credit Union
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