419 scam: "DOUGLAS RICHARD"<mail@aran-trading.com> VERY IMPORTANT.....URGENT REPLY

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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:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "DOUGLAS RICHARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <douglasrichard1012@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 15:19:44 +0200
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT.....URGENT REPLY

Letter Of Intent

A power of attorney was forwarded to my office this morning by two gentle men, one of them is a USA national and he is ENGR. GILBERT M. USON by name while the other person is Mr. Charles G. Become, by his name a Canadian national.

This gentle man claimed to be the representative of your company, and this power of attorney stated that you are dead. They brought an account to replace your account information, to claim your fund which is now laying Doormat and Unclaimed.

Below is the new account they submitted to my office:

                    PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Name: James Michael



Address: 6615 Lake Glen Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78244

                        BANK INFORMATION:

                 Bank Name: JP Morgan Chase, N.A.

                Bank Address: 6596 FM 78, San Antonio, Texas 78244

               Bank Swift Code: CHASUS33

              Bank Account: 876229469

              Bank Routing #: 111000614

Be further informed that this power of attorney also stated that you suffered and died of a throat cancer, you are therefore given 24hrs to confirm the truth in this information if you are still alive.

Be informed that any further delay from your side could be dangerous, as we would not be held responsible of wrong payment.

Kindly get back to me with your full information if you are still alive

Thanks

Dr. Douglas Richard.

Department of Treasury Direct Account

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