419 scam: "The Clearing House Association L.L.C."<kingsolomon@nbadcentral.com> RE: BLOCKED FUNDS RELEASED!!!ë¸"

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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.
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.
- mrslilianbrunner@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "The Clearing House Association L.L.C." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrslillianbrunner@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 09:41:44 -0800
Subject: RE: BLOCKED FUNDS RELEASED!!!

Re:Funds Release !!!

Attention: Beneficiary.

The New York Clearing House is pleased to comment on the final payment release of your unblocked funds, through the Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS). Basically, this message is to notify you that your blocked funds, $10million that has been in the coffers of the U.S Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) since April 2008, is finally unblocked and authorized for immediate wire transfer into your receiving bank account in an Escrow account with One Of The Leading Bank in United Kingdom.

For confirmation of beneficial right, you are requested to respond to this email and provide us with the following requirements:

1). Your names in full.

2). Your contact address, telephone and fax numbers.

3). Attach in your response a copy of your identification (international passport/ National drivers license).

Upon receipt of the above stated requirements, you will be intimated on further procedures that will enable the release of your approved amount to you.

Thanks for your Co-Operation.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lilian Brunner

mrslilianbrunner@yahoo.com.hk

The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C.

450 West 33rd Street

New York, NY 10001

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