419 scam: "Andre Tweedie,"<sales@moonwaygroup.com> 25/6/2015

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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.
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.
- +2348177157766
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.
- swifttransfer.dept.ng@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Andre Tweedie," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <swifttransfer.dept.ng@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:05:11 +0100
Subject: 25/6/2015

Dear Esteem Customer,

We write to inform you of the successful transfer of your fund which have been here with us for a while to the Bank Account of your Next of Kin (Mr. James Meyer).

This transfer was done through our correspondence Bank in Thailand according to your request after the presentation of all the necessary requested Documents.

Reconfirm the Bank details below to be correct of that of your Next of Kin as was sent to us by you:

BANK NAME: BANK OF MONTREAL
TRANSIT NUMBER: 03802
INSTITUTION NUMBER: 001
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 8310-326-597
SWIFT CODE NUMBER: 0046
ACCOUNT NAME: MEYER JAMES.

As soon as we receive your reconfirmation mail, we will instruct the immediate transfer and activation of your fund and it will take just 24 hours to reflect in the Bank Account of your Next of Kin (Meyer James).

For more enquires/questions, contact us through swifttransfer.dept.ng@gmail.com or call +234-8177-157-766.

Thank you for your co-operation and patience.

Yours faithfully,

Andre Tweedie,
Director,Finance Department.

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