419 scam: "Gary Crittenden" <Crittendengar@aol.com> Confirm Validity on Payment

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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 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.
- bis.regional@representative.com (Representative; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Gary Crittenden" <Crittendengar@aol.com>
Reply-To: <crittenden@apnamultan.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:24:45 +0100
Subject: Confirm Validity on Payment

HELLO; THIS IS ONLY FOR YOU THE BENEFICIARY!
There is an issue at hand, on part payment as interest
calculated rate, you will try to get any Citibank N/A
close to you or it's correspondent bank. My office can
still get the actual address where you are to go for
your payment. Citibank N/A was authorized to pay (One
Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand U.S
Dollars), while Two Million Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand
U.S Dollars will follow as complete part payment, beneficiary's
with due payment since 3yrs back until date.I added your
reference on the scheduled list of payment during the first
week of January,I wanted to give you the surprising news
since we had in the past handled your payment issue, but did not get the approval until this time.

You will be issued Payment identity card
to reference that you have been paid partly, with a
voucher card, tagged with your name and amount to be
collected, Meanwhile note that only the (BIS) can give you an instruction for this operation payment.

The beneficiary identity card will be processed within
two working days. Before we can get you the information
to go to any of the appointed Citibank group or it's
correspondent.

Yours Sincerely,
Gary Crittenden
crittenden@apnamultan.com

Bank for Int'l Settlement (BIS)
Tel: 1-347-329-1329
Fax: 1-347-584-2107
bis.regional@representative.com

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