419 scam: "FIRST INLAND BANK" <unitedb_office1@sify.com> CONGRAT,YOUR FUNDS HAS BEEN TRANSFERED

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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.
- unitedb_office@sify.com (Sify; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "FIRST INLAND BANK" <unitedb_office1@sify.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mr.nelson_nelson@live.com
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:22:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRAT,YOUR FUNDS HAS BEEN TRANSFERED

Attention our dear customer:

We are happy to informed you that your USD$1.5Million has been transfered
into our Washington Dc bank for onward remittance into your bank account
today. We did not transfer the funds direct into your bank account due to
the President Obama's new method of financial obligations, He however gave
an instruction to transfer any funds above $50,000.00 to washington dc for
investigation before the final remittance into the beneficiary account.

The washington Dc bank is the only bank that has been given authority to
handle any transaction from over seas to USA. We heard that you have spent
some money in order to receive your funds which resulted nothing in
return, Now, You will receive your funds as soon as you contact them
today. Call them on phone as soon as you receive this email.

I hereby direct you to contact the bank through this information below.

UNITED BANK PLC
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE OFFICE
1275 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20004
E-mail : unitedb_office@sify.com
Phone: 1-202-652-2396

They will complete the remittance into your Bank account today once they
hear from you. Congratulations once again.thank you for banking with us.

Yours in service
Richard Westerfields
HSBC BANK CO-OPERATION

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