419 scam: "Larry Owene"<laryowens11@outlook.com> Re: CHANGE OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT INFO

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- larryowenss1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Larry Owene" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <larryowens11@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 05:09:46 +0100
Subject: Re: CHANGE OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT INFO

From the Desk of
Dr.Larry Owens, Director of Funds
Office of the President.
Abuja-Nigeria.
Email: larryowenss1@yahoo.com

Attention Beneficiary:,

In our office , One Mr. John T. Kehoe of 122 Fitch Way, Sacramento, CA.USA 95864 filed application contrary to your pending fund transfer. The above mentioned person visited this office this morning with a power of attorney given in his favor by your good self, granting him the benefit to process and claims of your inheritance of $ 10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) for personal reasons. He further stated that the fund should be wired to his bank as stated below.

Bank Account with Bank Of America,
Account Number # 12,908,576,457
Routing Number # 121 000 358.

Our office have asked Mr. John T. Kehoe to return back to us within 48hours to enable us have a personal confirmation from you being hitherto the beneficiary. We are sorry to have delayed your instruction in giving out this fund since we must adhere to the due process of Law by making sure this request is verified and confirmed by the beneficiary.

The President Federal Republic of Nigeria directed the above office to ensure that the above approved and unpaid funds be released. It is therefore pertinent to inform you that your payment file has been transferred to this office since those assigned to process and release the funds were the reason for the delay of your Payment.
From today, you should stop every Communication with those in Touch with you to Avoid further delay of this Transfer.

In the Event, you are not aware of this Account stated above; you are advised to Reconfirm your

Receiving Bank Account ...................
Private Phone number ......................
Contact address and a copy of ...
Your Valid ID .....

so that we can reprocess the funds in your favor.

Your confirmation to the above will be appreciated.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Larry Owens
larryowenss1@yahoo.com

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