419 scam: "Royal Bank of Scotland" <rbscouk@hosanna.net> Re: Installment transfer of US$1,500,000.00 to your bank account.

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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:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "alisonjml@hosanna.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Royal Bank of Scotland" <rbscouk@hosanna.net>
Reply-To: alisonjmuk@hosanna.net
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 06:49:43 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Re: Installment transfer of US$1,500,000.00 to your bank account.

Royal Bank of Scotland
2 Waterhouse Square
138-142 Holborn
London EC1N 2TH United Kingdom
http://www.rbs.co.uk

Our Ref: RBS/10-A4Z

Attn: Beneficiary,

Re: Installment transfer of US$1,500,000.00 to your bank account.

We wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review of
all unclaimed Contract, Inheritance and Lottery funds in conjunction
with the Word Bank and the United Nations Auditor¡¦s report, your
payment file has finally been forwarded to us for review and
immediate payment of your long delayed funds starting with a first
installment transfer of US$1,500,000.00 to your designated bank
account in your country within the next 3 working days.

The Audit reports shows that you have been going through hard times
by paying a lot of money to dubious officials of various ministries
for the release of your funds.
We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any
correspondence outside this office because you do not have to pay
any money or fee to receive your funds.

However, we are surprised to receive another application this
morning from your representative, MRS. ALLEN PELPHREY stating that
you gave her a Power of Attorney to be the beneficiary of your
funds.
She made us to believe that you are dead and that she is your Next
of Kin, hence we got your email address and decided to send a
message through this address hoping to find out if you are dead or
alive and if at any time you gave this woman a Power of Attorney to
represent you and transfer your funds to the account below:

CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
PAINTSVILLE, KY 41240 USA
ROUTING NUMBER: 042108216
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 30425218
BENEFICIARY: ALLEN PELPHREY

Kindly inform us by email, if you permitted and gave this transfer
authorization to MRS. ALLEN PELPHREY to enable us update our records
for remittance to avoid wrong transfer of this first installment
transfer of US$1,500,000.00 to your designated bank.

For further details on this remittance notification and to protect
the confidentiality of your information, send your TELEPHONE
NUMBER(S) directly to my private email: alisonjml@hosanna.net

Thanks for your co-operation.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Alison J. MacLean
Royal Bank of Scotland, UK.

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