419 scam: "Reverend Barth Smith"<revbarthsmith777@bis.com> YOUR ATTENTION

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- reverendbarthsmith@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Reverend Barth Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revbarthsmith777@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 12:04:04 +0800
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION

Bank for International Settlement
Centralbahnplats 2 CH-4002
Basel Switzerland
Telephone: +41615880573
Ref: MMK/25TW/14

Date: 14/05/2015

Dear Valued Customer.

The BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS is the financial institution in charge of compensation here in Europe. Our intent has always been to provide exceptional and secured financial services from a knowledgeable staff dedicated to customer service.

We the Board and Management of Bank for International Settlements are in receipt of the Death Certificate Certifying You Dead from your representative (MR. CARLOS BROWNLEE) and also Seeking for the Final Transfer of Your compensation Payment of US$2,150,000.00 to his Account in DUBAI / UAE as given below.

Bank info:

BANK NAME: EMIRATES ISLAMIC BANK - Dubai
BANK BRANCH: AL KHALEEJ CENTER
BANK ADDRESS: Head Office Rigat Al Buten
PO BOX 6564
DUBAI / UAE
ACCOUNT NAME: TANOH ANGE PRIVAT KACOU
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0024 401649 050
IBAN CODE: AE63 0340 000 2440 1649 050
SWIFT CODE: MEBLAEAD

NOTE: that all the Local Financial Contractual Obligations Have Been Met and the Fund is ready for transfer to his Account in the DUBAI.

We need to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address which after 48hours from now and there is no response from you, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the transfer.

Please, understand that if we do not hear from you immediately. We shall treat you as a DEAD SOUL and the Funds will be duly transferred to his account and on no account will you ever Blame Us.

You Have Been Notified. Very urgent to hear from you so that we can CONCLUDE this matter for your own Good, Call me on +41615880573

Thanks

Yours faithfully,
Reverend Barth Smith
Head of Operations,
Bank for International Settlements
Email: reverendbarthsmith@gmail.com

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