419 scam: "Mr Brent Beardall"<miguel@servialbacete.com> I will be expecting to hear from you

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Brent Beardall" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brbeardall1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 15:03:37 -0700
Subject: I will be expecting to hear from you

Dear valued Customer,

My Name is Mr Brent Beardall,A citizen of United States,45 years Old.I reside in Seatle Washington,i resumed my current position in this bank on the 4th of April 2017 as the current chief executive officer of Washington Federal Inc.

Am contacting you concerning your overdue part-payment which have been endorsed for
onward transfer to your destination depending on your choice to receive your
payment,meanwhile the board concluded to deliver your payment via online banking system or ATM CARD,
you have the legal rite to indicate by return email, the preferable
method to receive your payment within 72 hours.

Washington Federal Inc will be willing to receive your full contact details in your
next email,so as to furnish you with the necessary steps to deliver your funds
within 72 Banking hours.

Considering the latest payment instruction we received few days ago from THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE(GAO) AND ALSO FROM INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND(IMF),You will not be required to pay for any money transfer
charges until your funds are delivered to your bank account,but you must present
valid and verifiable details of your payment to my office prior to the final
release of your payment so as to indicate and assure that you are the rightful
beneficiary to the funds in our custody.

I will be expecting to hear from you .

Yours Faithfuly, !

Mr Brent Beardall
For Washington Federal Inc,
Wahinton DC, USA.

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