419 scam: "Owen Peterson"<liming@22suo.com> ATTN SIR / MADAM

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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447937150443
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.
- industrail.f.bank@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Owen Peterson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pvt.lagarde@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:38:45 +0100
Subject: ATTN SIR / MADAM - INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND LONDON

Attn:

Compliments of the day and greetings to you. This is an official notification from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after due consideration of the rigorous/difficult process engaged by Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi of the Central Bank of Nigeria in payment of your awaited funds.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. Inline with the recent report reaching our office regarding the above, i wish to inform you that your payment has been endorsed by the (IMF) as you have been mandated to contact the Santander Bank Plc. UK for immediate release / transfer of your funds via installment payments into your bank account.

Meanwhile, you are expected to contact the Chief operations officer Mr. Juan Olaizola of Santander Bank Plc. UK via his official contact information below, as he has been assigned to administer and supervise the transfer of your funds into your bank account.

Please find his contact details below to enable you open up communication with him immediately.

Santander UK, PLC
Bank address: 2 Triton Square Regent's Place
London, NW1 3AN United Kingdom
Contact person: Mr. Juan Olaizola
E-mail: industrail.f.bank@accountant.com
Tel: +44 793 715 0443

As soon as you open up communication with him, you are expected to officially apply for the release of your funds and making sure you have to provide all statutory requirements to enable the bank complete all remittance / transfer protocols. Also you are hereby advised to discontinue further communication with the CBN governor or you will be compelled to loose your funds, because we shall confiscate these funds for continues dealing with Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

wish you best of luck and congratulates you in advance.

Yours truly,

Mrs. Christine Lagarde.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (IMF)
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND LONDON

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