419 scam: "campbell@nbtbank.com"<test@w3serve.net> US$5.5Million Part Payment Instruction ...... No Upfront Fee

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "campbell@nbtbank.com" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <office.ppcr1@qq.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 13:45:20 +0300
Subject: US$5.5Million Part Payment Instruction ...... No Upfront Fee

For Your Kind Attention

We received a notice from our correspondence Bank to transfer the sum of USD$5,500,000.00 (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) to your designated bank account as part payment of your Contract/Inheritance Funds.

The instruction was given in order to stop interference from impostors or fraudsters in African region and Europe in diaspora.

Based on this innovation, we do not encourage upfront payments so that you can differentiate between REAL and FAKE officers. Anyone who asks for upfront payment is likely one of the rippers.

We have devised means by which fees are settled without expenses from the beneficiary of the fund in question. In other words , you do not have to incur a dime from your income or pocket before you receive your Contract/Inheritance Funds.

Therefore, you are required to reconfirm your details as follows:

Full names:

Physical address (Not P.O.Box):

Home Phone #:

Cell phone #:

Bank Name:

Bank address:

Account name:

Account # :

Routing #:

Type of Account (Saving or Checking):

Contract/Inheritance Amount:

We look forward to hearing from you asap.

Mr. Eric Campbell

NBT Bank

106 Hannford Plaza

Amsterdam, NY 12010

www.nbtbank.com

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