419 scam: John Kwame <info@sender.org> [SPAM]RE: URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED

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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:
- "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "affidavit " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: John Kwame <info@sender.org>
Reply-To: jk49130@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:09:48 +0100
Subject: [SPAM]RE: URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED

Date: 18/ 8/ 2014

Ref: NIB/IPB/4/CDN/CITI-2X14

Hello,

I hope this meets you well and in good health.

This email is to inquire from you if you authorized Mr. Angelina Donald Tello, Mr. Perrenoud P. Philippe, Dipl: Alan Smith, Ms. Stacey Wright and a Ghanaian Hon: David R. Kanga to make claim on your fund presently in an escrow account with us.

Mr. Angelina Donald Tello and his associates was in my office yesterday 16/8/2014 saying that you authorized them to make claim on your behalf, I initially instructed for the release of the fund to them considering the fact that the depositor was with them and secondly because they came with some vital documents covering the fund, but on cross-checking your payment file, I discovered that the details they presented was a different Letter of recognition, contact address and amongst others, this made us to suspect them, this is a very serious matter in the bank.

In accordance with our operational / banking ethics, I asked them to present a power of attorney signed by you, informing National Investment Bank of the change in recipient/beneficiaries details, this they couldn't produce immediately; at that moment, I had no option than to schedule them to come back in Ten (10) working days to enable me contact you again to verify how genuine they are to you, though they promised to provide the power of attorney in their next visit.

I am contacting you to ascertain the true position of what I have just relayed to you in other to avoid transferring this fund into a wrong account, as we believed that our previous correspondence to you did not get to you or was rather intercepted due to the fact that the depositor requested to retrieve your email account he submitted to us at first.

Find below the account details they presented for the wire.

Bank of America
Name on A/C: Angelina Donald Tello
P.O. Box 25119 Tampa, FL 33622 U.S.A.
A/C No. 229027579458
ABA: 026009593
Swift Code: BOFAUS3N

Could you please confirm this to us as soon as you can before we start taking legal action, but if they are from you, kindly give them the power of attorney to that effect.

I will send you copies of their identifications, an affidavit of claim they presented to us including other vital documents covering your fund in my next email to you.

Your swift response will be highly recognized.

Sincerely

John Kwame.
Director: Private Banking Sector (NIB)

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