419 scam: "2017 Financial Recovery"<elottweb@gmail.com> Financial Asset Location and Recovery

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- epaymentservice@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "2017 Financial Recovery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <eftwire@mail2online.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017 12:32:34 +0200
Subject: Financial Asset Location and Recovery

Attn

Confirmation email to notify you that your payment was successfully release and transfer will be completed with the details of your contact address

Financial Asset Location and Recovery /procurement /Grant Releases 02/03/2017 thru 11/10/2018. TRF /Amount: £2,000,000. 00

I/We would like to inform you that Bank shall be making transfer to your account once we have received your details by replying this mail.

If we are unable to reach you or your beneficiaries on the contact details you have provided us, you give us consent to withdraw your file from Internal Revenue Service list of unclaimed fund.

1.Your Full name……………….

2. Your telephone………………….

3. Your country……………………..

4. Copy of your driver”s license…………….

5. Your bank name…………………………………….

6. Your account number……………………………..

7. Bank routing……………………………………………

8. Swift code………………………………………………..

9. Account holder”s name……………………………..

Thank you for using Online Banking System (Wire Transfer) As a Payments . ... Approval Notification and get to our Transfer department/Technical Dept. Email : epaymentservice@financier.com /or call +27 619871832

Help Desk at Sophia Adam

Yours sincerely,

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam