419 scam: "NATWEST BANK"<info@phu.vn> GREETINGS

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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:
- "million 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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "international remittance department" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "NATWEST BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jonahwaynentwbb@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 01:25:33 -0800
Subject: GREETINGS

NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK LONDON, UK

91 Westminster bridge road,

London SE1 7HW United Kingdom.

Dear Beneficairy,

This is to officially inform you that we, the international remittance Department of National Westminster Bank, UK did receive in your name, a fund deposit sum of US$ 11.5 million dollars from an undisclosed diplomat 12 months ago, but he failed to provide your banking information where the above deposit shall be transferred into.

We have made several unsuccessful attempt to contact you or the diplomat via the email and the telephone numbers he provided, as all our efforts to locate either of you was unsuccessful. Last week, a lady by the name Mrs, Patricia Gates came to my office with a power of attorney supposedly from you, claiming that you instructed that the funds should be transferred to a bank account located in Switzerland.

The payment has being confirmed to be transferred into Mrs Patricia Gates Swiss bank account, but I want to make sure that you are the one who sent Mrs Patricia Gates with the power of attorney to transfer the money to her own bank account in Switzerland. If there is no response from you, we shall go ahead and effect the transfer to the Beneficiary's Swiss bank account, because she has completed all the transfer statutory obligations.

I await to hear from you soon.

Sincerely Yours.

Mr.Jonah Wayne.

International Remittance Department

National Westminster bank UK.

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