419 scam: "Sir Jeremy Greebstock"<sir.jeremygreenstock@bronze.ocn.ne.jp> URGENT CHANGE OF ACCOUNT

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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:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447011150734 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sir Jeremy Greebstock" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sir.jgreenstock44@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:35:57 -0800
Subject: URGENT CHANGE OF ACCOUNT

ATTENTION:

URGENT CHANGE OF ACCOUNT

This is in regard to outstanding payment, I am Sir Jeremy Greenstock, the Newly appointed Director United Nation Legal Affairs, Security and Investigation, the British Cabinets has directed me to Investigate your Fund and make sure that we approve all outstanding debts owed to indigenous /Foreign beneficiaries by the government of United Kingdom in this second quarter of this Fiscal year 2012.

This was disclosed based on the abnormalities and inability of the bank in United Kingdom to Release your fund into your bank account where it was discovered that some Directors in different organization were diverting pended beneficiaries' payment to another account of their choice. During our investigation I found out that an account was submitted to divert your fund to a CYPRUS account. Below is the account submitted and I want you to reconfirm the account below because we're about effecting payment into account stated today.

NAME OF BENEFICIARY: GEORGE NIKOLAOU
BANK NAME: NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE ( CYPRUS)
ADDRESS: 86 MAKARIOS AVENUE BRANCH 541. 3506 LIMASSOL, CYPRUS
SWIFT CODE: ETHNCY2N541
IBAN NUMBER: CY81006005410000005413367487

Contact me immediately for further clarification if you have giving instruction to transfer your fund into the above account today. On behalf Of the entire management of United Nations, we apologize for the delay so far and also congratulating you in advance. Failure to contact this office before 24hrs from now, transfer will be made to the CYPRUS account. Waiting for your urgent response

Yours faithfully
Sir Jeremy Greenstock
Phone No: +44 70111 50734
UN Office of Legal Affairs Security and Investigation.

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