419 scam: "N I B"<alfred@sender.com> 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:

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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
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.
- al3879724@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "N I B" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <al3879725@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 01:22:26 +0100
Subject: RE: URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED

From: The Desk of Mr. Alred Kweku.
Private Banking Sector
NIB (GH) Ltd.

Date: 27-Jan-2015

RE: GHN/NIB/FD/MIN-XX1V/015

Attention: Beneficiary

With due respect,

I write to inquire from if you did send Mr. Jerome Miller, Mr. Donatello Angelina, Mrs. Anita Fowler and a Ghanaian Mr. David Kanga to make claim on your approved funds presently in an online account with us.

Mr. Jerome Miller and associates was in my office saying that you sent them to make claim on your behalf. I initially instructed for the release of the funds to them as they came with some vital documents covering the fund, but on cross-checking your file, I discovered that the details they presented was a different Letter of recognition, contact address and recipients bank details, this made us to suspect them, this is a very serious matter in the bank.

In view of this, I did asked them to present a power of attorney signed by you informing NIB of the immediate change in recipient/beneficiary details. unfortunately they could not produce immediately; at that moment, I have no option rather than to schedule them to come back in Ten days time to enable me contact you and verify how genuine these people are to you, though they promised to produce the power of attorney on 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 your funds into a wrong account.

Find below the account details they presented for the wire.

Bank of America
Name on A/C: Jerome A. Miller
P.O. Box 25119
Tampa, FL 33622 U.S.A.
A/C No. 2290 2757 9450
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.

Your swift response will be highly recognized.

Sincerely,

Alred Kweku

Director: Private Banking Sector,
NIB (GH) Ltd.
Email: al3879724@gmail.com

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