419 scam: FROM JOHN MAY <test@powerintegration.ma> Confirm your receipt of this mail without any delay,

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: FROM JOHN MAY <test@powerintegration.ma>
Reply-To: <johnmay@1email.eu>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:16:20 +0100
Subject: Confirm your receipt of this mail without any delay,

Hello Dear
Ref: Payment Advice.

We received an instruction from our correspondence agent to
process and release your part payment of $15.500,000.00 (Fifteen Million
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars into your firm account.

But we are surprise when we are about to process your claim
with our paying bank, we received another email from Ms Diane
L. Mcallister who claim to be your representative and forward to us the
following account information for us to transfer the fund into her account.

The account which she forward to us are as follow.

Bank of America
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Diane L. Mcallister
Account# 003767127294
Routing # 063100277
65 Jabotinsky St\#2.

Do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this lady
is from you and has your authority to receive your fund,
if not then kindly reconfirm back us with banking your
details as soon as possible for all verification purpose, include copy of your
passport.

However, we shall proceed to issue all payment details
to the said Ms.Diane L. Mcallister, if we did not hear from you within
the next 72 hours.

Confirm your receipt of this mail without any delay,

Mr John May
(Account Department)
Off-shore Finance and Clearing House
London United Kingdom

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