419 scam: RICK BURTON <creat-----0000232@att.net> (no subject)

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- icjoffice77@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: RICK BURTON <creat-----0000232@att.net>
Reply-To: icjoffice77@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:28:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:

From the Office of Ambassador Susan E. Rice
United Nations Permanent Representation (Seattle Office)
101 Stewart Street, Suite 1200 Seattle, Washington 98101 USA
Tel/ Fax 206-338-7923

Attention:

We at the office to the United Nations have been notified by the Access Bank Plc, London UK regarding two men in the persons of Mr.Steven Maurice Sebben and your Attorney Barrister John Williams, of J. Williams & Associates.

These men had approached the Access Bank Plc, London UK, with a "Power of Attorney, claiming that due to some inevitable circumstances beyond your control (ILL HEALTH) that you would not be able to conclude or carry out your obligation to receive your entitlements from the Access Bank Plc, London UK and therefore wish that your fund be transferred to your friend Mr. Steven Maurice Sebben from USA, who is presently taking care of your businesses in New York.

This Fund valued at US$5.5 Million had been programmed to be transferred to a bank account in Lebanon. Find the Bank Account information they have presented to the Access Bank Plc, London UK below;

CAPITAL ONE BANK
Capital One, N.A.
115 Forest Avenue
Glen Cove, New York 11542
Account Number: 5800394491
Account Name: Steven Maurice Sebben
Swift Code: NFBKUS 33
ABA Routing Number: 021407912

The Access Bank London United Kingdom had called our attention to this to find out if you're really sick and had given this authorization. So if you're not aware of this please get back to this office and let me know so I can notify the Access Bank London immediately to stop the transfer.

Finally I will want you to advice on this and get to this office on this direct personal email address: (icjoffice77@yahoo.co.jp) with the following information:

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession,

And I will direct you to the office of Ambassador Terence McCulley the U.S.A Ambassador to Nigeria who will assist you in getting all the legal documents to transfer the funds to you.

Best Regards,
Mr. Rick Burton
United Nations Permanent Representation
101 Stewart Street, Suite 1200 Seattle, Washington 98101 USA
Approved by Ambassador Susan E. Rice

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam