419 scam: "Wire Department"<info@everbank.com> $28.5 million USD from EverBank Islandia, NY 11749 USA

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- presidencymail@africamail.com (Africamail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Wire Department" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jennychl@reddifmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:19:39 -0500
Subject: $28.5 million USD from EverBank Islandia, NY 11749 USA

EverBank
11 Oval Drive, Suite 107
Islandia, NY 11749 USA
Our Ref: EBK/011/PS

Please do not disclose the content to anyone or copy it to outside parties. Thank you.

In line with credit instruction that we received from the Presidency and foreign/contract payment commission (West Africa) to debit the account of the Foreign exchange equalization account department and credit six (6) beneficiaries account including Everett Ray Smyth Titusville account with:

Bank of America
TITUSVILLE BRANCH, 1108 S. WASHINTON AVE.
TITUSVILLE FL 32780 USA.
A/C NAME: EVERETT RAY SMYTH
A/C NO: 022309226, ABA ROUTING NO: 165213060

The EverBank Plc has made the fourth attempt to credit the sum of twenty eight million, five hundred thousand United States dollars (US$28,500,000) into Everett Ray Smyth account without success, we are having problem crediting his account with the presented PINCODE: PIN-CR/FGN/PD-31M02 for his remittance as the PINCODE is not active.

When we requested Everett Ray Smyth to contact the Presidency and foreign/contract payment commission (West Africa) for the right PINCODE he get back to us on 7th July 2011 stating that he will present the right PINCODE by or before 18th July 2011 been confirmed from the Presidency and foreign/contract payment commission West Africa

we received this chocking news about Ray on the supposed day Monday 18th July 2011, Everett Ray Smyth, 76, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 14, 2011. Born to E R and Alma Smyth and raised in Lueders, TX. Married to Jacqueline, and moved to Titusville, FL in 1965. He was a member of Boy Scouts and later established pack 351. He was a Pop Warner coach for 5 years, General fore man for Bendix 14 years, Co-owner of Complete Auto Body, Owner of Chereokee Land Co. and developer of Quail Haven subdivision. Read more about Ray http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/floridatoday/obituary.aspx?n=everett-smyth&pid=152560127

As a matter of urgency, I am the senior manager, wire transfer department Everbank. I have a solid business proposal for you. This fund ($28.5 million USD) lying in my department can be shared between you and I in the ratio of 70/30 if only you contact the Presidency and foreign/contract payment commission (West Africa) and secure the PINCODE needed to transfer the fund. I agreed that 70% of this money will be for you as a respect to provision of the PINCODE while 30% will be for me and I want to assure you that this transaction is absolutely legal and risk free since I work in this bank and I have all the necessary information/legal authority that might be needed. To obtain the payment PINCODE, you have to contact the Foreign Exchange Debt Payment Office and request for the active pincode for transaction number REF: OMT-289-A4ERS as the bonafide beneficiary with the following contact:

Dr. John Benson (Director General)
Email: presidencymail@africamail.com

They will direct you on the necessary follow ups for the activation and reprogramming of the transaction with your bank account information which would be forwarded to us via a credit order to credit your account at once without any hitch. Once i receive the order i will understand and i will act immediately.

Hope you will understand the importance of this request. here is my personal E-mail: jjennychl@reddifmail.com
Thank you,

Jenny Shan
Senior Manager
Wire Transfer Department

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