419 scam: "Mr. Abdulhamit Bihter"<prueba@metrocolor.com> GOOD DAY

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Abdulhamit Bihter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abdb386@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 18:11:22 -0500
Subject: GOOD DAY

    From the desk of

    Foreign operations dept,

    FinansBank Turkey.



      Attention:



                              Your funds of $12.5m



    This is to notify you that your over due payment funds has been gazetted

    To be released, via key telex transfer (ktt )-direct wire transfer to you

    By the senate committee for foreign over due fund transfer.



    Meanwhile, a woman came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming

    To be your true representative.



    Here are her information:

    Name: Ms. Brenda Catherine

    Bank Name: TD Bank.

    Bank Address: 600 Passaic Ave West Caldwell USA

    Account Number: 3101185209.



    Please, do reconfirm to this office ,as a matter of urgency if this woman

    Is from you so that the Finans Bank will not be held responsible

    For paying into the wrong account name.



    The reserve bank governor, executive, board of directors and the senate

    Committee for foreign over due inheritance fund have approved and

    Accredited this reputable bank with the office of the director,

    International remittance / foreign operations,to handle and transfer all

    Foreign payment funds this second quarter payment of the year.However,we

    Shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Ms Brenda Catherine,

    If we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from today.



    Congratulations in advance.



    Best regards,

    Mr. Abdulhamit Bihter

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