419 scam: "John Leon"<x@idefrias.com> CONFIRM POWER OF ATTORNEY CLAIM OF YOUR FUNDS.

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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)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
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: "John Leon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <o.infos@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 08:55:41 +0200
Subject: CONFIRM POWER OF ATTORNEY CLAIM OF YOUR FUNDS.

CONFIRM POWER OF ATTORNEY CLAIM OF YOUR FUNDS.
URGENT ATTENTION ,

This is to confirm the receipt of your email. with regards to the notice we sent to your earlier regarding one Mr. Bin Mohmmad.Asia decent a Malaysia nationality , who has submitted both Sworn Affidavit from Federal High Court here and Power of Attorney claiming you have given him authorization to claim the said sum, as his business partner as you are no longer interested,

In i his worn legal affidavit claim, he submitted the account below :

Bank Name : BERHAD (Maybank)
Bank Address : 14, Menara Maybank 100 Jalan Tun Perak
50050 Kuala Lumpur- Malaysia.
Account Number||: 70002316
Swift Code : MBBEMYKLBAN
Beneficiary : Saat Bin Mohammad.

Note, this differs , as such it is our duty to urgently get in touch with you to ascertain the legitimacy of this claim from your side.

Therefore, confirm to us if you are aware of this claim, from this bin Mohammad,

if no, then supply us with the necessary information's immediately

so that we can proceed and counter this as a matter of urgency..

A, YOUR FULL NAMES:

B, YOUR HOME ADDRESS :

C. YOUR TELEPHONE/MOBILE NUMBER :

D, SCAN COPY OF YOUR VALID ID :

E, OCCUPATION :

Waiting forward to your prompt response with this information's as soon as possible.

Yours faithfully ,

Mr. John Leon
Head of Banking Operations
Quad Trust Bank Plc
Jersey Channel Islands

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