419 scam: "Mr. Casmir Nkulu" <zimbra@oakviewlaw.com> NEDBANK

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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Casmir Nkulu" <zimbra@oakviewlaw.com>
Reply-To: serty@webmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:09:43 -0800
Subject: NEDBANK

Attention: Esteemed Customer

Note that the NED-BANK of RSA have received the authority by United State of America Federal Reserve Bank in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to finally release all pending Lottery winning payments, Contracts payments, Inheritance/ATM funds and Loan payments.

Most importantly, we have received banking antennary as stated below for the transfer of your funds, as such we urgently request that you reconfirm with us if you have given such mandate or not, failure to receive immediate response from you within the next seven workings days we shall believe that such mandate was issued by you, to that effect we shall then commence with the transfer of the fund into the bank details below.

Bank Name: HSBC SINGAPORE
Bank
Address: Blk 131 Jurong East Street 13,

Account N°: 486 4761 10

Account name: Mr. Jurong Koui

Swift Code: HSBCSGS2XXX

Beneficiary: Mr. Jurong Koui

Address: 131 Jurong Gateway Road

Singapore 600131

Regards,

Mr Casmir Nkulu

Head Foreign payment Department

NED- Bank RSA

#135 Rivonia roads, Sandown, Johannesburg South Africa

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