419 scam: "Mr.William Morris"<socraticc@mweb.co.za> Re: Your Fund Have Been Released.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- ronsila888@engineer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.William Morris" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ronsila888@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 14:40:30 +0100
Subject: Re: Your Fund Have Been Released.

Standard Chartered Bank
1 Basinghall Avenue
London, EC2V 5DD
United Kingdom

Attention Honorable Beneficiary

Re: Fund Release Instruction US$90,000,000 (Ninety Million U.S Dollar) From Standard Chartered Bank London

Acting on our capacity as the international correspondent bank to the International Monetary Fund and Central Bank of England, this is to officially notify you that we have received a confirmation advice from the International Monetary Funds External Auditors Committee and the Federal Reserve Bank of America respectively via International Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/BOA-93WB82UN567-G requesting our bank to direct the SCB London , a subsidiary of the Federal Reserve Bank of America to disburse your due inheritance and contract payment valued at US$90,000,000 (Ninety Million U.S Dollar) in your favor

In consideration of the above, you have been issued with this Exclusive Reference Identification Number (IMF/FRB-NY/9USXX10751/09), Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202 and Transfer Allocation No.: FRB/X44/701LN/NYC/US, Password: 2236, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate FCMB Telex Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014. Having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your fund into your Designated Bank account within the next 72hrs. All necessary clearance has been granted from the International Monetary Funds External Auditors to release the funds to you with immediate effect.

In view of this directive received from the International Monetary Funds (IMF) and Central Bank of England , we have on our own part verified your payment file as directed to us, and your name is next on the list of outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment at this final quarter of year 2012. With that being done, you are required to urgently contact the SCB Reginal Head office London to finalize the transfer into your Bank account.

We wish to inform you to also re-confirm the following information before the SCB London will start the preliminary arrangements that will enhance the immediate release of your funds. Please send me the below Information which I will submit to the Transfer Department urgently to complete this transfer.

1) Full Name:

2) Full Address:

3) Your contact telephone

4) Occupation

5) Your Age

6) Country of Origin

I will expedite actions with the Bank to commence your fund transfer as soon as you confirm and send me the requested detail Information , I assure you the Inheritance /Contract fund will be released and transferred to your Bank account as soon as possible.

Reply with my personal email stated here: ronsila888@engineer.com

Yours faithfully

Mr.William Morris
Director of Debt Reconciliation

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