419 scam: "Bank of England"<kat@gmail.com> Your Transfer 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:

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "service fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- indiandebtservg@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bank of England" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <indiandebtservg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:09:27 -0000
Subject: Your Transfer Update

Department of Financial Services

Bank of England,

Threadneedle St,

London, EC2R 8AH

Dear Respected Beneficiary,

In regards to scam victim compensation fund from Bank of England-Government of United Kingdom, I am delegated to investigate the reasons associated with the unnecessary delay to the release of your outstanding/unclaimed sum and effect your transfer from government reserve account through SWIFT MT103 directly into your account immediately.

We have discovered with shocking revelations during our investigations that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by some dubious and corrupt officials in the Banking sectors, Ministry of Finance and other government parastatals. The worst of all these evils and maltreatment on your humble person is a conspiracy and a plot to DIVERT YOUR FUNDS INTO A DIFFERENT BANK ACCOUNTS FOR SELFISH REASONS BY ENDLESS IMPOSITION OF NON-EXISTENCE TAXES AND FEES.

Therefore, you have been compensated with the sum of GBP500, 000.00 because your E-mail ID was listed and approved for this payment as one of the unpaid beneficiaries. The said GBP500, 000.00 shall be released to you in your name as it was committed by Bank of England that beneficiary will only have to pay SWIFT MT103 service fee to enable our Electronic Payment Service Department credit your account immediately.

All beneficiaries must be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre hence your payment fall within our Asian Location file.

Please you are advised to fill the form below and send it immediately to our Oversea Electronic Payment disbursement Center in India via EMAIL: indiandebtservg@gmail.com for verification and transfer proceedings..

Fill The Form Below:

1. Full Names:

2. Residential Address:

3. MOBILE NUMBER:

4. Fax Number:

5. Occupation:

7. Sex:

8. Age:

9. Nationality:

10. Country:

11. Marital Status:

12. E-mail id:

You are to immediately send the above information’s to enable our Electronic Payment Service Department facilitate the release of your compensation fund to you immediately.

Also you are not to duplicate or communicate with any one about this because we are still in trace of this internet hoodlums and criminals.

NOTE: If you are not the rightful owner of this E-mail Address Please don't reply to this message, for any double claim will lead to a Disqualification of this Fund.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. James Horwood

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