419 scam: "Barr. Paul Ngwuma" <customer100@tim.it> Your Payment Notification $7,5Million

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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- sbanklimited01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Paul Ngwuma" <customer100@tim.it>
Reply-To: sbanklimited01@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:23:55 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Your Payment Notification $7,5Million

Your Payment Notification $7,5Million
Good Day'

I wish to keep you posted on the outcome of our emergency meeting with the
World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim,international monetary fund (IMF),London
Paris and (UN) I hereby wish to inform you that your winnings /inheritance
payment sum of $7,5Million file has been Signed and forwarded to Stand Bank
Limited where you will be receiving your fund via online banking wire transfer
which you will need to do by your self at any computer in your home or office .

Therefore' be advised to contact Mr. David Munro with your details as listed
below to enable the Bank to set up your online Banking account and send the
full account information to you so that you can be able to proceed immediately
on the transferring of your funds without any further delay ok'

(1) Beneficiary Name.......
(2) Country.................
(3) City..................
(4) Address..... ..........
(5) Telephone ............
(6) Age..................
(6) Sex...................
(7) Occupation............
(8) I.D C Copy............

Below is your paying officer from Standard Bank Limited ,

Contact Person Name: Mr. David Munro
Email: sbanklimited01@gmail.com
Regards
Barr. Paul Ngwuma

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