419 scam: "MR.DAVID DUFFY"<davidduffystandardbanklondon90@yahoo.co.uk> COMFIRM YOUR 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.DAVID DUFFY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidduffystandardbanklondon@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 23:26:10 -0700
Subject: COMFIRM YOUR PAYMENT...

FROM: THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OF STANDARD BANK PLC,
CANNON BRIDGE HOUSE 25,
DOWGATE HILL, LONDON EC4R
2SB, UNITED KINGDOM.

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,

I AM MR.DAVID DUFFY, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) OF STANDARD BANK PLC LONDON-UK.

IN THE MAINTIME,MY BANK STB PLC WAS ASKED BY THE UNITED NATIONS (U.N.) INCONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETORY FUND (I.M.F.) TO CONTACT YOU FROM LONDON-ENGLAND BASE ON THE RELEASE OF THE SUM OF (3,500,000.00 EUROS) THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS THROUGH OUR BANK STANDARD BANK PLC HERE IN LONDON.

THIS FUNDS (3,500,000.00 EUROS) WAS RELEASED BY THE UNITED NATIONS INCONJUCTION WITH THE IMF TO EACH AN EVERY FRAUD VICTIMS DEFRAUDED BY AFRICANS IN THE PAST YEARS, THEREFORE,YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED BY THIS BODIES THAT YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS WAS AMONGST THOSE NAMES LISTED FOR THIS PAYMENT FROM OUR BANK AS COMPENSATION FOR ALL THE MONEY THEY LOST IN THE HANDS OF IMPOSTORS / SCAMMERS SOME YEARS AGO.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU SHOULD GET BACK TO THIS VERY MAIL URGENTLY TO ENABLE OUR BANK TO START IMMEDIATE PAYMENT/TRANSFER OF THESE FUNDS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

FINALLY, WE WILL BE WAITING FOR YOUR URGENCY MAIL, FOR THIS PAYMENT EXERCISE THAT WILL ONLY LAST FOR A PERIOD OF (7) WORKING DAYS.

WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT MAIL.

THANKS
YOURS SINCERELY
MR.DAVID DUFFY (CEO)
STANDARD BANK PLC
LONDON - UK.
WEBSITE.www.international.standardbank.com

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